Colour

#2C2800

#2C2800
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2800 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 40, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2C2800

RGBrgb(44, 40, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1569, 0

RGB percentages17.3%, 15.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(54.5, 100%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 100%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.1%, 100%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,824

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.89:1

Contrast with white14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D3D7FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E2802no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#302420no 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 text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.3 Gray · ΔE 44.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00042C

Analogous#2C1200, #1A2C00

Triadic#002C28, #28002C

Split complementary#001A2C, #12002C

Tetradic#002C12, #00042C, #2C001A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8E100

Lighter +30%#C5B300

Lighter +20%#928500

Lighter +10%#5F5600

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2C2800

Less saturated −25%#272406

Channel breakdown

R44

G40

Red44 (17.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue54.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 28 · B 00

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