Colour

#2F290B

#2F290B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F290B is a yellow with RGB values 47, 41, 11 and HSL 50°, 62%, 11%. 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#2F290B

RGBrgb(47, 41, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1608, 0.0431

RGB percentages18.4%, 16.1%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(50, 62.1%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 76.6%, 18.4%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 76.6%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,090,699

CSS custom property--colour: #2F290B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.55:1

Contrast with white14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D0D6F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2808no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2A0Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#332523no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.2 Gray · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B112F

Analogous#2F170B, #232F0B

Triadic#0B2F29, #290B2F

Split complementary#0B232F, #170B2F

Tetradic#0B2F17, #0B112F, #2F0B23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0B636

Lighter +30%#AB9528

Lighter +20%#82711E

Lighter +10%#584D15

Darker −10%#060501

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#362E04

Less saturated −25%#282412

Channel breakdown

R47

G41

B11

Red47 (18.4%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)62.07%

Lightness11.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2F · G 29 · B 0B

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Colour values

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