Colour

#2B2505

#2B2505
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B2505 is a yellow with RGB values 43, 37, 5 and HSL 51°, 79%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2505

RGBrgb(43, 37, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1451, 0.0196

RGB percentages16.9%, 14.5%, 2%

HSLhsl(50.5, 79.2%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 88.4%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 88.4%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,827,525

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2505;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.33:1

Contrast with white15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#D4DAFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2402no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2607no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2F211Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.3 Dim grey · ΔE 35.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#050B2B

Analogous#2B1205, #1E2B05

Triadic#052B25, #25052B

Split complementary#051E2B, #12052B

Tetradic#052B12, #050B2B, #2B051E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2C21A

Lighter +30%#B49B15

Lighter +20%#867410

Lighter +10%#594C0A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#302800

Less saturated −25%#25210B

Channel breakdown

R43

G37

Red43 (16.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue50.53°

Saturation (HSL)79.17%

Lightness9.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 25 · B 05

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