Colour

#2E2B1C

#2E2B1C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2B1C is a yellow with RGB values 46, 43, 28 and HSL 50°, 24%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2B1C#2E2B1C

HEX#2E2B1C

RGBrgb(46, 43, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1686, 0.1098

RGB percentages18%, 16.9%, 11%

HSLhsl(50, 24.3%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 39.1%, 18%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 39.1%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,692

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2B1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1

Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D1D4E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2A1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2B1Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#312927no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.4 Gray · ΔE 37.6 Slate grey · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C1F2E

Analogous#2E221C, #282E1C

Triadic#1C2E2B, #2B1C2E

Split complementary#1C282E, #221C2E

Tetradic#1C2E22, #1C1F2E, #2E1C28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A79E6F

Lighter +30%#8D8456

Lighter +20%#6D6643

Lighter +10%#4E492F

Darker −10%#0E0D09

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#373113

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R46

G43

B28

Red46 (18%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2B · B 1C

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Colour harmonies

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