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Recognised as Colour

#2A2D12

  • #2A2D12
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A2D12 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 45, 18 and HSL 67°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2D12#2A2D12
HEX#2A2D12
RGBrgb(42, 45, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1765, 0.0706
RGB percentages16.5%, 17.6%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(66.7, 42.9%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 60%, 17.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 0%, 60%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,050
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2D12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D5D2ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#302B10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#302B13no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2D2A27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.9Dim grey · ΔE 32.4Gray · ΔE 40.3Slate grey · ΔE 44.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15122D
Analogous#2D2312, #1C2D12
Triadic#122A2D, #2D122A
Split complementary#121C2D, #23122D
Tetradic#122D23, #15122D, #2D121C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEBA51
Lighter +30%#909A3E
Lighter +20%#6E762F
Lighter +10%#4C5121
Darker −10%#080903
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#30350A
Less saturated −25%#24251A

Channel breakdown

R42
G45
B18
Red42 (16.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue66.67°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2D · B 12

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