#2A2012

Accessibility

AAA

15.98:1

Vs white / black

15.98:1 · 1.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#2a2012

RGB

rgb(42, 32, 18)

RGBA

rgba(42, 32, 18, 1)

HSL

hsl(35, 40%, 12%)

HSLA

hsla(35, 40%, 12%, 1)

HSV

hsv(35, 57%, 16%)

LAB

lab(13.04% 2.45 11.16)

LCH

lch(13.04% 11.43 77.62)

OKLAB

oklab(0.2513 0.0073 0.0277)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2513 0.0286 75.24)

XYZ

xyz(1.58, 1.57, 0.79)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24%, 57%, 84%)

CSS

color: #2a2012;

CSS variable

--color-2a2012: #2a2012;

SCSS

$color-2a2012: #2a2012;

JavaScript

const color = "#2a2012";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#2a2012";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#2a2012" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#2a2012", "rgb": { "r": 42, "g": 32, "b": 18 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.2513 0.0286 75.24)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#2a2012-1: #2a2012;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-900

Very different · ΔE 7.68 · #1C1917

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 12.2 · #000000

Nearest Material color

grey-900

Very different · ΔE 9.29 · #212121

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.77 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf4e7 100f0e6da 200ddd3c5 300c8bcac 400ac9f8e 500918473 600796e60 70061584c 8004a4238 900352e24 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

edeceb dcdad8 cac7c4 b8b5b0 a6a29c 959089 837d75 716a61 5f584d 4e453a 3c3326 2a2012 271d11 231b0f 20180e 1c150c 18130a 151009 120d07 0e0b06 0b0805 070503 040302

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

edeceb dcdad8 cac7c4 b8b5b0 a6a29c 959089 837d75 716a61 5f584d 4e453a 3c3326

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

271d11 231b0f 20180e 1c150c 18130a 151009 120d07 0e0b06 0b0805 070503 040302

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

31281b 383024 40382e 474037 4e4840 555049 5c5852 63605b 6b6865 72706e 797877

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#2A2012Stop 1 #121D2BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#2B1412Stop 1 #2A2012Stop 2 #292B12Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#2A2012Stop 1 #122B21Stop 2 #21122BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#2A2012Stop 1 #12292BStop 2 #14122BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#47361FStop 1 #7D5F36Stop 2 #B3884DStop 3 #C9AC82Stop 4 #E0CFB8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #2a2012 works

#2A2012 (#2a2012) sits in the orange family at about 35° hue, 40% saturation, and 12% lightness. Contrast is 15.98:1 on white and 1.31:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #2a2012 is 1.31:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Creativity, enthusiasm, and friendliness. Approachable CTAs and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 900#1C1917 Tailwind stone 800#292524 Material Grey 900#212121 Tailwind neutral 800#262626 Tailwind neutral 900#171717 Tailwind stone 950#0C0A09 Material Brown 900#3E2723 Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Tailwind neutral 950#0A0A0A Tailwind yellow 950#422006 Tailwind zinc 900#18181B