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#221F11 Color

#221F11 is rgb(34, 31, 17) in RGB, hsl(49, 33%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 87%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eerie Black (#1B1B1B), visibly different at ΔE 10.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#221F11
HEX#221F11
RGBrgb(34, 31, 17)
HSLhsl(49, 33%, 10%)
HSVhsv(49, 50%, 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(23.8% 0.025 97.6)
LABlab(11.77% -0.54 9.81)
LCHlch(11.77% 9.82 93.13)

What #221F11 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 #221F11, 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.

#221F11 Channel Values

How #221F11 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 34 · G 31 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 33% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 50% · V 13%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 50% · K 87%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.51:1 vs white · 1.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #221F11 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 text16.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #221F11

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #221F11; 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 #221F11

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #221F11.

How #221F11 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#221F11
Protanopia#202011
Protanomaly#211F11
Deuteranopia#202011
Deuteranomaly#212011
Tritanopia#231E1E
Tritanomaly#231E19
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #221F11 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-221f11: #221F11;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #221F11;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-221f11': '#221F11' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.122, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_221f11">#221F11</color>
SVG fillfill="#221F11"

More Yellow Colors

#221F11 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#221F11 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #221F11?

#221F11 is a darkest yellow — rgb(34, 31, 17) in RGB and hsl(49, 33%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eerie Black (#1B1B1B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.03.

What is the RGB value of #221F11?

#221F11 is rgb(34, 31, 17) — red 34, green 31, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #221F11?

#221F11 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 87%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #221F11 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #221F11 scores 16.51:1 against white and 1.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #221F11 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #221F11 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 15.33, which is visibly different.

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