Colour

#2C2815

#2C2815
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2815 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 40, 21 and HSL 50°, 35%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2815#2C2815

HEX#2C2815

RGBrgb(44, 40, 21)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1569, 0.0824

RGB percentages17.3%, 15.7%, 8.2%

HSLhsl(49.6, 35.4%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 52.3%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.1%, 52.3%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,845

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2815;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.77:1

Contrast with white14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D3D7EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2714no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2816no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2523no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.9 Gray · ΔE 39.8 Slate grey · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#15192C

Analogous#2C1D15, #242C15

Triadic#152C28, #28152C

Split complementary#15242C, #1C152C

Tetradic#152C1D, #15192C, #2C1524

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1A25C

Lighter +30%#948646

Lighter +20%#716736

Lighter +10%#4F4725

Darker −10%#090905

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#342D0D

Less saturated −25%#24231D

Channel breakdown

R44

G40

B21

Red44 (17.3%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue21 (8.2%)

Hue49.57°

Saturation (HSL)35.38%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 28 · B 15

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