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Colour

#2B2500

  • #2B2500
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B2500 is a yellow with RGB values 43, 37, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2500#2B2500
HEX#2B2500
RGBrgb(43, 37, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1451, 0
RGB percentages16.9%, 14.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(51.6, 100%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 100%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 100%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,827,520
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D4DAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2602no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2F211Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 36.7Saddle brown · ΔE 41.6Gray · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00062B
Analogous#2B0F00, #1C2B00
Triadic#002B25, #25002B
Split complementary#001C2B, #0F002B
Tetradic#002B0F, #00062B, #2B001C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7D500
Lighter +30%#C4A900
Lighter +20%#917D00
Lighter +10%#5E5100
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B2500
Less saturated −25%#262105

Channel breakdown

R43
G37
B0
Red43 (16.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue51.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 25 · B 00

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