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Recognised as Colour

#2A2813

  • #2A2813
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A2813 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 40, 19 and HSL 55°, 38%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2813#2A2813
HEX#2A2813
RGBrgb(42, 40, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1569, 0.0745
RGB percentages16.5%, 15.7%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(54.8, 37.7%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 54.8%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 54.8%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,762,771
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2813;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D5D7EC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2711no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2814no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2523no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 32.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35Gray · ΔE 40.5Slate grey · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#13152A
Analogous#2A1D13, #202A13
Triadic#132A28, #28132A
Split complementary#13202A, #1D132A
Tetradic#132A1C, #13152A, #2A1320

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3AB56
Lighter +30%#938C43
Lighter +20%#706B33
Lighter +10%#4D4923
Darker −10%#070703
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#322E0B
Less saturated −25%#22221B

Channel breakdown

R42
G40
B19
Red42 (16.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue54.78°
Saturation (HSL)37.7%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 28 · B 13

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