#2A2409#2A2409
#2A2409 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.0% C 0.043 H 96.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A2409 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 36, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 65%, 10%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 79%, 16%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 78.6%, 83.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.25, -1.32, 17.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(14.25, 17.26, 94.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(26.04% -0.005 0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(26.04% 0.043 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.6351, 1.7738, 0.5146) |
| Luminance | 0.0177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 11.52
Dark Olive
#373E02
ΔE00 12.01
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 12.77
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 13.94
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 13.97
Almost Black
#070D0D
ΔE00 14.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A2409 #090F2A
analogous
#2A1409 #2A2409 #1F2A09
triadic
#2A2409 #092A24 #24092A
tetradic
#2A2409 #092A14 #090F2A #2A091F
square
#2A2409 #092A14 #090F2A #2A091F
split-complementary
#2A2409 #091F2A #14092A
monochromatic
#191605 #191605 #2A2409 #5C4F14 #8F7A1F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.50
#2A2409 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.35
#2A2409 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A2409
15.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A2409 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A2409 | 1.00 | 15.50 | 1.35 | 15.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#282306
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A250A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E211E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#242424
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a2409; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 36, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(26.0% 0.043 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#645e4b',
500: '#2a2409',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a2409; $custom-light: #645e4b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a2409",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 36,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 10
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.26036,
"c": 0.04278,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.01774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A2409
secondary
#273368
accent
#5FE840
background
#F6F5F4
surface
#EBE9E7
border
#C6C5C3
text
#050401
muted
#7A7977