Information about #2D290F color

#2D290F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2D290F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(45, 41, 15) — 17.6% red, 16.1% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 12 / 82. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2D290F reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brown Tumbleweed (#37290E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Legal Dye (#2E211B) and Top Gear (#24221A).

The recipe behind #2D290F is rgb(45, 41, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2D290F: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #2D290F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2D290F color variations

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

#2D290F 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 #2D290F

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

Legal Dye color link
Legal Dye

#2E211B

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Bonsaisei color link
Bonsaisei

#1F3106

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2D290F
  • RGB45, 41, 15
  • CMYK0, 2, 12, 82
  • CSSrgb(45, 41, 15)
  • HSL52°, 50%, 12%
  • HSL Precise52°, 50%, 11.765%
  • HSV52°, 67%, 18%
  • HSB52°, 67%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.176, 0.161, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.176, 0.161, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.176, 0.161, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2D290F
  • DECIMAL ID2959631
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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