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#353003

#353003 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 89% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

13.33:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

1.58:1 Fail
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This color as text on white

13.33:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

1.58:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #353003 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#353003
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #353003

What color is #353003?

#353003 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green, and 1.2% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 89% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #353003 in RGB?

#353003 is rgb(53, 48, 3): 53 red, 48 green, and 3 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #353003 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 94, 79). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #353003?

PANTONE 449 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #353003?

Its complement #2B2B52 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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