Recognised as Colour

#2E270A

#2E270A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E270A is a yellow with RGB values 46, 39, 10 and HSL 48°, 64%, 11%. 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#2E270A

RGBrgb(46, 39, 10)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1529, 0.0392

RGB percentages18%, 15.3%, 3.9%

HSLhsl(48.3, 64.3%, 11%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 78.3%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 15.2%, 78.3%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,024,650

CSS custom property--colour: #2E270A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.2 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#D1D8F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2607no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E280Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#322321no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 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 24.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34 Dim grey · ΔE 34.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.4 Gray · ΔE 42.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0A112E

Analogous#2E150A, #232E0A

Triadic#0A2E27, #270A2E

Split complementary#0A232E, #150A2E

Tetradic#0A2E15, #0A112E, #2E0A23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2B332

Lighter +30%#AC9225

Lighter +20%#826E1C

Lighter +10%#584B13

Darker −10%#040301

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#352B03

Less saturated −25%#272311

Channel breakdown

R46

G39

B10

Red46 (18%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue10 (3.9%)

Hue48.33°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness10.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 27 · B 0A

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