Colour

#2A2E12

#2A2E12
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2E12 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 46, 18 and HSL 69°, 44%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2E12

RGBrgb(42, 46, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1804, 0.0706

RGB percentages16.5%, 18%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(68.6, 43.8%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 60.9%, 18%)

CMYK8.7%, 0%, 60.9%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,764,306

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2E12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.02:1

Contrast with white14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D5D1ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#312C0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#312C14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2B28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Black · ΔE 25.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.2 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Gray · ΔE 40.3 Slate grey · ΔE 45

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16122E

Analogous#2E2412, #1C2E12

Triadic#122A2E, #2E122A

Split complementary#121C2E, #24122E

Tetradic#122E24, #16122E, #2E121C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACBB51

Lighter +30%#8E9C3D

Lighter +20%#6D772F

Lighter +10%#4B5320

Darker −10%#090904

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30360A

Less saturated −25%#24261A

Channel breakdown

R42

G46

B18

Red42 (16.5%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue68.57°

Saturation (HSL)43.75%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 2E · B 12

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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