Colour

#2E290D

#2E290D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E290D is a yellow with RGB values 46, 41, 13 and HSL 51°, 56%, 12%. 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

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HEX#2E290D

RGBrgb(46, 41, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1608, 0.051

RGB percentages18%, 16.1%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(50.9, 55.9%, 11.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 71.7%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 71.7%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,165

CSS custom property--colour: #2E290D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.59:1

Contrast with white14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D1D6F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D280Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2A0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#322623no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Gray · ΔE 41.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 42

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D122E

Analogous#2E190D, #222E0D

Triadic#0D2E29, #290D2E

Split complementary#0D222E, #190D2E

Tetradic#0D2E19, #0D122E, #2E0D22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9B43E

Lighter +30%#A5932F

Lighter +20%#7E7023

Lighter +10%#564C18

Darker −10%#060602

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#352E06

Less saturated −25%#272414

Channel breakdown

R46

G41

B13

Red46 (18%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue50.91°

Saturation (HSL)55.93%

Lightness11.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 29 · B 0D

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