#231e09

Color #231e09

A moderately saturated very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-900 #1d1d16 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#231e09

RGB

rgb(35, 30, 9)

HSL

hsl(48.5, 59.1%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.5, 74.3%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 74.3%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(11.31, -1.09, 13.12)

LCH

lch(11.31, 13.17, 94.75)

OKLCH

oklch(23.5%, 0.0354, 96.16)

HWB

hwb(48.5, 3.5%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#090e23

Analogous

#231109

#231e09

#1b2309

Triadic

#231e09

#09231e

#1e0923

Split-complementary

#231e09

#091b23

#110923

Tetradic

#231e09

#0e2309

#090e23

#1e0923

Square

#231e09

#092311

#090e23

#23091b

Shades

Color #231e09 mixed toward black.

#1d1907

#171406

#110f04

#0c0a03

#060501

Tints

Color #231e09 mixed toward white.

#615319

#9e8829

#cfb546

#dfce83

#efe6c1

Tones

Color #231e09 mixed toward gray.

#211d0b

#1f1b0d

#1c1a0f

#1a1912

#181714

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.26:1

White text reads better on this background (16.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212110 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#212211 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#231415 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#1e1e1e · ΔE 10.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #231e09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231e09]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#231e09 (#231e09) is rgb(35, 30, 9) in RGB.

No, #231e09 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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