Close to Bistre
#282910
#282910 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green, and 6.3% blue. Its hue is 62°, with 44% saturation and 11% 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 #282910.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.84:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.84:1 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 #282910 as they’d see it.
#282910 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 #282910
What color is #282910?
#282910 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Bistre. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green, and 6.3% blue. Its hue is 62°, with 44% saturation and 11% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #282910 in RGB?
#282910 is rgb(40, 41, 16): 40 red, 41 green, and 16 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #282910 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 61, 84). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #282910?
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 #282910?
Its complement #26253D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.