Colour

#2B2B0E

#2B2B0E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2B2B0E is a yellow with RGB values 43, 43, 14 and HSL 60°, 51%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2B0E#2B2B0E

HEX#2B2B0E

RGBrgb(43, 43, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1686, 0.0549

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.9%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(60, 50.9%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 67.4%, 16.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 67.4%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,829,070

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2B0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D4D4F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F290Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2A10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2E2825no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Gray · ΔE 41.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E0E2B

Analogous#2B1D0E, #1D2B0E

Triadic#0E2B2B, #2B0E2B

Split complementary#0E1D2B, #1D0E2B

Tetradic#0E2B1D, #0E0E2B, #2B0E1D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2C243

Lighter +30%#9E9E34

Lighter +20%#787827

Lighter +10%#51511B

Darker −10%#050501

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#323207

Less saturated −25%#242415

Channel breakdown

R43

G43

B14

Red43 (16.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)50.88%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 2B · G 2B · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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