#332D00 Color

#332D00 is rgb(51, 45, 0) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 12.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#332D00

HEX#332D00

RGBrgb(51, 45, 0)

HSLhsl(53, 100%, 10%)

HSVhsv(53, 100%, 20%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(29.4% 0.062 101.5)

LABlab(18.44% -1.39 26.12)

LCHlch(18.44% 26.16 93.04)

What #332D00 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 #332D00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 12.29 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 14.18 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 14.49 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 17.21 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 17.39 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 18.81

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

#332D00 Channel Values

How #332D00 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 51 · G 45 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 100% · L 10%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 100% · V 20%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 100% · K 80%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.85:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #332D00 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 text13.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #332D00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #332D00; 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 #332D00

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 #332D00 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#332D00

Protanopia#2E2E00

Protanomaly#302E00

Deuteranopia#2F2F00

Deuteranomaly#312E00

Tritanopia#362A2A

Tritanomaly#352B1F

Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

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Using #332D00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-332d00: #332D00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #332D00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-332d00': '#332D00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.176, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_332d00">#332D00</color>

SVG fillfill="#332D00"

More Yellow Colors

#332D00 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

#332D00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #332D00?

#332D00 is a darkest yellow — rgb(51, 45, 0) in RGB and hsl(53, 100%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.29.

What is the RGB value of #332D00?

#332D00 is rgb(51, 45, 0) — red 51, green 45, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #332D00?

#332D00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #332D00 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #332D00 scores 13.85:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #332D00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #332D00 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 28.55, which is a different colour altogether.

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