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Colour

#2E2815

  • #2E2815
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E2815 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 40, 21 and HSL 46°, 37%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2815#2E2815
HEX#2E2815
RGBrgb(46, 40, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1569, 0.0824
RGB percentages18%, 15.7%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(45.6, 37.3%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 54.3%, 18%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 54.3%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,917
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2815;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02153WCAG 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 14.68:1
Contrast with white14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D1D7EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2714no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2916no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#322523no 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 text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.1Gray · ΔE 39.7Slate grey · ΔE 43.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#151B2E
Analogous#2E1C15, #272E15
Triadic#152E28, #28152E
Split complementary#15282E, #1C152E
Tetradic#152E1C, #151B2E, #2E1527

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B49F5B
Lighter +30%#978345
Lighter +20%#746535
Lighter +10%#514625
Darker −10%#0B0A05
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#362C0D
Less saturated −25%#26241D

Channel breakdown

R46
G40
B21
Red46 (18%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue45.6°
Saturation (HSL)37.31%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2E · G 28 · B 15

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