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#101005 Color

#101005 is rgb(16, 16, 5) in RGB, hsl(60, 52%, 4%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 69%, 94%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoky Black (#100C08), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#101005
HEX#101005
RGBrgb(16, 16, 5)
HSLhsl(60, 52%, 4%)
HSVhsv(60, 69%, 6%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 69%, 94%)
OKLCHoklch(16.9% 0.023 108.6)
LABlab(4.48% -1.25 4.59)
LCHlch(4.48% 4.76 105.25)

What #101005 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #101005, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#101005 Channel Values

How #101005 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 16 · G 16 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 52% · L 4%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 69% · V 6%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 94%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.12:1 vs white · 1.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #101005 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #101005

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #101005; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #101005

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #101005 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#101005
Protanopia#101005
Protanomaly#101005
Deuteranopia#101005
Deuteranomaly#101005
Tritanopia#110F0F
Tritanomaly#110F0B
Achromatopsia#0F0F0F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #101005 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-101005: #101005;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #101005;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-101005': '#101005' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.063, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_101005">#101005</color>
SVG fillfill="#101005"

More Yellow Colors

#101005 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#101005 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #101005?

#101005 is a darkest yellow — rgb(16, 16, 5) in RGB and hsl(60, 52%, 4%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoky Black (#100C08), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #101005?

#101005 is rgb(16, 16, 5) — red 16, green 16, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #101005?

#101005 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 69%, 94%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #101005 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #101005 scores 19.12:1 against white and 1.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #101005 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #101005 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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