Colour

#2C2A0A

#2C2A0A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2A0A is a yellow with RGB values 44, 42, 10 and HSL 56°, 63%, 11%. 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

#2C2A0A#2C2A0A

HEX#2C2A0A

RGBrgb(44, 42, 10)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1647, 0.0392

RGB percentages17.3%, 16.5%, 3.9%

HSLhsl(56.5, 63%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.5, 77.3%, 17.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.5%, 77.3%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,894,346

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2A0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02213WCAG 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 14.56:1

Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D3D5F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2807no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2A0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#302723no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4 Gray · ΔE 42.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0A0C2C

Analogous#2C190A, #1D2C0A

Triadic#0A2C2A, #2A0A2C

Split complementary#0A1D2C, #190A2C

Tetradic#0A2C19, #0A0C2C, #2C0A1D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0C732

Lighter +30%#A9A126

Lighter +20%#7F791D

Lighter +10%#565213

Darker −10%#020201

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#333003

Less saturated −25%#252411

Channel breakdown

R44

G42

B10

Red44 (17.3%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue10 (3.9%)

Hue56.47°

Saturation (HSL)62.96%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2A · B 0A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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