Colour

#2C2301

#2C2301
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2301 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 35, 1 and HSL 47°, 96%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2301#2C2301

HEX#2C2301

RGBrgb(44, 35, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1373, 0.0039

RGB percentages17.3%, 13.7%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(47.4, 95.6%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 97.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 20.5%, 97.7%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,892,545

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2301;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.58:1

Contrast with white15.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D3DCFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2502no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#311F1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.1 Gray · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#010A2C

Analogous#2C0E01, #1F2C01

Triadic#012C23, #23012C

Split complementary#011F2C, #0E012C

Tetradic#012C0E, #010A2C, #2C011F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3C206

Lighter +30%#C29A04

Lighter +20%#907203

Lighter +10%#5E4B02

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D2400

Less saturated −25%#262007

Channel breakdown

R44

G35

Red44 (17.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue47.44°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 23 · B 01

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