Colour

#2C2500

#2C2500
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2500 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 37, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 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#2C2500

RGBrgb(44, 37, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1451, 0

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(50.5, 100%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 100%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 100%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,056

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.31:1

Contrast with white15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#D3DAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2602no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#31211Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.7 Dim grey · ΔE 36.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.1 Gray · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00072C

Analogous#2C0F00, #1D2C00

Triadic#002C25, #25002C

Split complementary#001D2C, #0F002C

Tetradic#002C0F, #00072C, #2C001D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8D100

Lighter +30%#C5A600

Lighter +20%#927B00

Lighter +10%#5F5000

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C2500

Less saturated −25%#272106

Channel breakdown

R44

G37

Red44 (17.3%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue50.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 25 · B 00

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