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Colour

#2B270E

  • #2B270E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B270E is a yellow with RGB values 43, 39, 14 and HSL 52°, 51%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B270E#2B270E
HEX#2B270E
RGBrgb(43, 39, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1529, 0.0549
RGB percentages16.9%, 15.3%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(51.7, 50.9%, 11.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 67.4%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 67.4%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,828,046
CSS custom property--colour: #2B270E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D4D8F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B260Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C270Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2F2421no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dim grey · ΔE 33.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.4Gray · ΔE 41.6Saddle brown · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E122B
Analogous#2B180E, #212B0E
Triadic#0E2B27, #270E2B
Split complementary#0E212B, #180E2B
Tetradic#0E2B18, #0E122B, #2B0E21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2B043
Lighter +30%#9E9034
Lighter +20%#786D27
Lighter +10%#514A1B
Darker −10%#050401
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#322C07
Less saturated −25%#242215

Channel breakdown

R43
G39
B14
Red43 (16.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue51.72°
Saturation (HSL)50.88%
Lightness11.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 27 · B 0E

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