Colour

#2E2A16

#2E2A16
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2A16 is a yellow with RGB values 46, 42, 22 and HSL 50°, 35%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2E2A16

RGBrgb(46, 42, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1647, 0.0863

RGB percentages18%, 16.5%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(50, 35.3%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 52.2%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 8.7%, 52.2%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,430

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2A16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.39:1

Contrast with white14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D1D5E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2914no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2A17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#312725no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.8 Gray · ΔE 39.1 Slate grey · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#161A2E

Analogous#2E1E16, #262E16

Triadic#162E2A, #2A162E

Split complementary#16262E, #1E162E

Tetradic#162E1E, #161A2E, #2E1626

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2A45E

Lighter +30%#968948

Lighter +20%#736937

Lighter +10%#514A27

Darker −10%#0C0B06

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37300E

Less saturated −25%#26241E

Channel breakdown

R46

G42

B22

Red46 (18%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2A · B 16

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