Information about #21210C color

#21210C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #21210C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(33, 33, 12) — 12.9% red, 12.9% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 8 / 87. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #21210C reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to It is as it is (#211E09). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Dark Olive (#1D1D11) and Very Dark Chartreuse Green (#171D11).

The recipe behind #21210C is rgb(33, 33, 12), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #21210C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:87) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #21210C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#21210C color variations

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#21210C 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 #21210C

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

#21210C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#21210C
  • RGB33, 33, 12
  • CMYK0, 0, 8, 87
  • CSSrgb(33, 33, 12)
  • HSL60°, 47%, 9%
  • HSL Precise60°, 46.667%, 8.824%
  • HSV60°, 64%, 13%
  • HSB60°, 64%, 13%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.129, 0.129, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.129, 0.129, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.129, 0.129, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID21210C
  • DECIMAL ID2171148
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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