Colour

#2C2601

#2C2601
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2601 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 38, 1 and HSL 52°, 96%, 9%. 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

#2C2601#2C2601

HEX#2C2601

RGBrgb(44, 38, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.149, 0.0039

RGB percentages17.3%, 14.9%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(51.6, 95.6%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 97.7%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 13.6%, 97.7%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,313

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2601;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.16:1

Contrast with white15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D3D9FE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2703no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#30221Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.1 Dim grey · ΔE 36.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.2 Gray · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01072C

Analogous#2C1001, #1D2C01

Triadic#012C26, #26012C

Split complementary#011D2C, #10012C

Tetradic#012C10, #01072C, #2C011D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3D206

Lighter +30%#C2A704

Lighter +20%#907C03

Lighter +10%#5E5102

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D2700

Less saturated −25%#262207

Channel breakdown

R44

G38

Red44 (17.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue51.63°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 26 · B 01

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