Recognised as Colour

#2C2916

#2C2916
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2916 is a yellow with RGB values 44, 41, 22 and HSL 52°, 33%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2916#2C2916

HEX#2C2916

RGBrgb(44, 41, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1608, 0.0863

RGB percentages17.3%, 16.1%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(51.8, 33.3%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 50%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 50%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,894,102

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2916;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.63:1

Contrast with white14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D3D6E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2815no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2917no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2724no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.4 Gray · ΔE 39.4 Slate grey · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16192C

Analogous#2C1E16, #242C16

Triadic#162C29, #29162C

Split complementary#16242C, #1E162C

Tetradic#162C1E, #16192C, #2C1624

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFA45F

Lighter +30%#928849

Lighter +20%#706838

Lighter +10%#4E4927

Darker −10%#0A0905

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#342F0E

Less saturated −25%#24231E

Channel breakdown

R44

G41

B22

Red44 (17.3%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue51.82°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 29 · B 16

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