Colour

#2C250E

#2C250E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C250E is a yellow with RGB values 44, 37, 14 and HSL 46°, 52%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C250E

RGBrgb(44, 37, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1451, 0.0549

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.5%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(46, 51.7%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46, 68.2%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 68.2%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,070

CSS custom property--colour: #2C250E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.24:1

Contrast with white15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D3DAF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29240Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B260Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#302220no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.1 Gray · ΔE 41.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 43.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E152C

Analogous#2C160E, #242C0E

Triadic#0E2C25, #250E2C

Split complementary#0E242C, #160E2C

Tetradic#0E2C16, #0E152C, #2C0E24

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3A543

Lighter +30%#A08733

Lighter +20%#796627

Lighter +10%#53461A

Darker −10%#050402

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#332907

Less saturated −25%#252115

Channel breakdown

R44

G37

B14

Red44 (17.3%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue46°

Saturation (HSL)51.72%

Lightness11.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 25 · B 0E

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