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#1C1C07 Color

#1C1C07 is rgb(28, 28, 7) in RGB, hsl(60, 60%, 7%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 89%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), visibly different at ΔE 11.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1C1C07
HEX#1C1C07
RGBrgb(28, 28, 7)
HSLhsl(60, 60%, 7%)
HSVhsv(60, 75%, 11%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 89%)
OKLCHoklch(22.1% 0.036 109)
LABlab(9.83% -2.87 11.65)
LCHlch(9.83% 12.00 103.86)

What #1C1C07 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 #1C1C07, 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.

#1C1C07 Channel Values

How #1C1C07 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 28 · G 28 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 60% · L 7%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 75% · V 11%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 89%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.23:1 vs white · 1.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1C1C07 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 text17.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1C1C07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1C1C07; 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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Tints & Shades of #1C1C07

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.

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How #1C1C07 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#1C1C07
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Protanomaly#1C1C07
Deuteranopia#1C1C07
Deuteranomaly#1C1C07
Tritanopia#1E1A1A
Tritanomaly#1D1B14
Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

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Using #1C1C07 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1c1c07: #1C1C07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1C1C07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1c1c07': '#1C1C07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.110, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_1c1c07">#1C1C07</color>
SVG fillfill="#1C1C07"

More Yellow Colors

#1C1C07 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1C1C07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1C1C07?

#1C1C07 is a darkest yellow — rgb(28, 28, 7) in RGB and hsl(60, 60%, 7%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.88.

What is the RGB value of #1C1C07?

#1C1C07 is rgb(28, 28, 7) — red 28, green 28, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1C1C07?

#1C1C07 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 75%, 89%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1C1C07 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1C1C07 scores 17.23:1 against white and 1.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1C1C07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1C1C07 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 15.51, which is visibly different.

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