#1D1B0C Color

#1D1B0C is rgb(29, 27, 12) in RGB, hsl(53, 41%, 8%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 59%, 89%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eerie Black (#1B1B1B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1D1B0C

HEX#1D1B0C

RGBrgb(29, 27, 12)

HSLhsl(53, 41%, 8%)

HSVhsv(53, 59%, 11%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 59%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(22% 0.027 101.7)

LABlab(9.65% -1.15 9.35)

LCHlch(9.65% 9.42 97.02)

What #1D1B0C 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 #1D1B0C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 9.43 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 9.43 Licorice#1A1110ΔE 9.71 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 9.74 Soft Black#131313ΔE 10.15 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 10.36

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

#1D1B0C Channel Values

How #1D1B0C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 29 · G 27 · B 12	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 41% · L 8%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 59% · V 11%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 7% · Y 59% · K 89%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.29:1 vs white · 1.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1D1B0C 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 text17.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1D1B0C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1D1B0C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1D1B0C; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #1D1B0C

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

#19170B

#161409

#121108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1D1B0C.

How #1D1B0C 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#1D1B0C

Protanopia#1B1B0C

Protanomaly#1C1B0C

Deuteranopia#1C1C0C

Deuteranomaly#1C1B0C

Tritanopia#1E1A1A

Tritanomaly#1E1A15

Achromatopsia#1B1B1B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1D1B0C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1d1b0c: #1D1B0C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1D1B0C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1d1b0c': '#1D1B0C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.106, blue: 0.047)

Android XML<color name="color_1d1b0c">#1D1B0C</color>

SVG fillfill="#1D1B0C"

More Yellow Colors

#1D1B0C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#1D1B0C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1D1B0C?

#1D1B0C is a darkest yellow — rgb(29, 27, 12) in RGB and hsl(53, 41%, 8%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eerie Black (#1B1B1B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.43.

What is the RGB value of #1D1B0C?

#1D1B0C is rgb(29, 27, 12) — red 29, green 27, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1D1B0C?

#1D1B0C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 59%, 89%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1D1B0C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1D1B0C scores 17.29:1 against white and 1.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1D1B0C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1D1B0C 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 13.49, which is visibly different.

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