#26260D Color

#26260D is rgb(38, 38, 13) in RGB, hsl(60, 49%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26260D

HEX#26260D

RGBrgb(38, 38, 13)

HSLhsl(60, 49%, 10%)

HSVhsv(60, 66%, 15%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(26.2% 0.041 108.9)

LABlab(14.65% -3.30 15.78)

LCHlch(14.65% 16.12 101.81)

What #26260D 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 #26260D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 8.72 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 12.43 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 14.44 Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 14.78 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 14.78 Dark Jungle Green#1A2421ΔE 15.48

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#26260D Channel Values

How #26260D 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 38 · G 38 · B 13	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 49% · L 10%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 66% · V 15%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 85%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.38:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26260D 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 text15.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #26260D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26260D; 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 #26260D

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 #26260D 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.

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Using #26260D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26260d: #26260D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26260D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26260d': '#26260D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.149, blue: 0.051)

Android XML<color name="color_26260d">#26260D</color>

SVG fillfill="#26260D"

More Yellow Colors

#26260D 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

#26260D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26260D?

#26260D is a darkest yellow — rgb(38, 38, 13) in RGB and hsl(60, 49%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.72.

What is the RGB value of #26260D?

#26260D is rgb(38, 38, 13) — red 38, green 38, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26260D?

#26260D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 66%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26260D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #26260D scores 15.38:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26260D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26260D 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 21.78, which is visibly different.

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