Colour

#2E2911

#2E2911
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2911 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 41, 17 and HSL 50°, 46%, 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#2E2911

RGBrgb(46, 41, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1608, 0.0667

RGB percentages18%, 16.1%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(49.7, 46%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 63%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 63%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,169

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2911;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.57:1

Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D1D6EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D280Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E2A12no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#322623no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34 Gray · ΔE 40.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#11162E

Analogous#2E1B11, #242E11

Triadic#112E29, #29112E

Split complementary#11242E, #1B112E

Tetradic#112E1B, #11162E, #2E1124

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDAA4E

Lighter +30%#9E8D3A

Lighter +20%#786B2D

Lighter +10%#534A1F

Darker −10%#090803

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#362E09

Less saturated −25%#262419

Channel breakdown

R46

G41

B17

Red46 (18%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue49.66°

Saturation (HSL)46.03%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 29 · B 11

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