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Colour

#2D2D00

  • #2D2D00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#2D2D00 is a yellow with RGB values 45, 45, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#2D2D00#2D2D00
HEX#2D2D00
RGBrgb(45, 45, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1765, 0
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 8.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 17.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 82.4%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,640
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D2D2FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#322A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#322C03no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#312925no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 28.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#00002D
Analogous#2D1700, #172D00
Triadic#002D2D, #2D002D
Split complementary#00172D, #17002D
Tetradic#002D17, #00002D, #2D0017

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9F900
Lighter +30%#C6C600
Lighter +20%#939300
Lighter +10%#606000
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D2D00
Less saturated −25%#272706

Channel breakdown

R45
G45
B0
Red45 (17.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.82%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2D · B 00

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