Recognised as Colour

#2C2700

#2C2700
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2700 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 39, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C2700

RGBrgb(44, 39, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1529, 0

RGB percentages17.3%, 15.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(53.2, 100%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 100%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 100%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,568

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.03:1

Contrast with white15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D3D8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2702no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#302320no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.2 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.2 Gray · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00052C

Analogous#2C1100, #1B2C00

Triadic#002C27, #27002C

Split complementary#001B2C, #11002C

Tetradic#002C11, #00052C, #2C001B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8DC00

Lighter +30%#C5AF00

Lighter +20%#928100

Lighter +10%#5F5400

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C2700

Less saturated −25%#272306

Channel breakdown

R44

G39

Red44 (17.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue53.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 27 · B 00

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