Close to Espresso
#282903
#282903 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 62°, with 86% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #282903.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.91:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.91:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.41:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #282903 as they’d see it.
#282903 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #282903
What color is #282903?
#282903 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 62°, with 86% saturation and 9% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #282903 in RGB?
#282903 is rgb(40, 41, 3): 40 red, 41 green, and 3 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #282903 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 93, 84). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #282903?
PANTONE 448 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #282903?
Its complement #222444 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.