Information about #2A2409 color

#2A2409 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A2409 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 36, 9) — 16.5% red, 14.1% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 13 / 84. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2A2409 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of It is as it is (#211E09). Slightly further away sit Zinnwaldite Brown (#2C1608) and Cannon Black (#251706).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(42, 36, 9)), which gives #2A2409 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A2409: 15.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2A2409 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2A2409 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2A2409

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cannon Black color link
Cannon Black

#251706

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

Bonsaisei color link
Bonsaisei

#1F3106

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Aida color link
Aida

#271615

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A2409
  • RGB42, 36, 9
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 84
  • CSSrgb(42, 36, 9)
  • HSL49°, 65%, 10%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 64.706%, 10%
  • HSV49°, 79%, 16%
  • HSB49°, 79%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.141, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.141, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.141, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2A2409
  • DECIMAL ID2761737
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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