Colour

#2A291F

#2A291F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A291F is a yellow with RGB values 42, 41, 31 and HSL 55°, 15%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A291F

RGBrgb(42, 41, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1608, 0.1216

RGB percentages16.5%, 16.1%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(54.5, 15.1%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 26.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 26.2%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,763,039

CSS custom property--colour: #2A291F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1

Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D5D6E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B281Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B291Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2C2826no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Gray · ΔE 37.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39.1 Slate grey · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1F202A

Analogous#2A241F, #252A1F

Triadic#1F2A29, #291F2A

Split complementary#1F262A, #231F2A

Tetradic#1F2A23, #1F202A, #2A1F26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9C9979

Lighter +30%#827F60

Lighter +20%#65624A

Lighter +10%#474635

Darker −10%#0D0C09

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#333016

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R42

G41

B31

Red42 (16.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue54.55°

Saturation (HSL)15.07%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 29 · B 1F

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