Recognised as Colour

#2E2900

#2E2900
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2900 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 41, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 9%. 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

#2E2900#2E2900

HEX#2E2900

RGBrgb(46, 41, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1608, 0

RGB percentages18%, 16.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(53.5, 100%, 9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 100%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 100%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,152

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.65:1

Contrast with white14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#D1D6FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#302902no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#332521no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.3 Gray · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00052E

Analogous#2E1200, #1C2E00

Triadic#002E29, #29002E

Split complementary#001C2E, #12002E

Tetradic#002E12, #00052E, #2E001C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADF00

Lighter +30%#C7B100

Lighter +20%#948400

Lighter +10%#615600

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E2900

Less saturated −25%#282506

Channel breakdown

R46

G41

Red46 (18%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue53.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness9.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 29 · B 00

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