Recognised as Colour

#2B2912

#2B2912
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B2912 is a yellow with RGB values 43, 41, 18 and HSL 55°, 41%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2912#2B2912

HEX#2B2912

RGBrgb(43, 41, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1608, 0.0706

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.1%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(55.2, 41%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 58.1%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 58.1%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,828,562

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2912;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.7:1

Contrast with white14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D4D6ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2810no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2913no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2E2624no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34 Gray · ΔE 40.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12142B

Analogous#2B1C12, #212B12

Triadic#122B29, #29122B

Split complementary#12202B, #1D122B

Tetradic#122B1C, #12142B, #2B1220

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7AF52

Lighter +30%#97903F

Lighter +20%#736E30

Lighter +10%#4F4B21

Darker −10%#070703

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#332F0A

Less saturated −25%#23231A

Channel breakdown

R43

G41

B18

Red43 (16.9%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue55.2°

Saturation (HSL)40.98%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2B · G 29 · B 12

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