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#33300A Color

#33300A is rgb(51, 48, 10) in RGB, hsl(56, 67%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 80%) 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 9.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33300A
HEX#33300A
RGBrgb(51, 48, 10)
HSLhsl(56, 67%, 12%)
HSVhsv(56, 80%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.055 104.8)
LABlab(19.53% -2.74 23.30)
LCHlch(19.53% 23.46 96.70)

What #33300A 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 #33300A, 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.

#33300A Channel Values

How #33300A 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 51 · G 48 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 67% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 80% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 80% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.39:1 vs white · 1.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33300A 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 text13.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #33300A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33300A; 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 #33300A

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 #33300A 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#33300A
Protanopia#31310A
Protanomaly#32300A
Deuteranopia#31310A
Deuteranomaly#32310A
Tritanopia#362D2D
Tritanomaly#352E23
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

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Using #33300A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33300a: #33300A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33300A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33300a': '#33300A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.188, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_33300a">#33300A</color>
SVG fillfill="#33300A"

More Yellow Colors

#33300A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#33300A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33300A?

#33300A is a darkest yellow — rgb(51, 48, 10) in RGB and hsl(56, 67%, 12%) 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 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #33300A?

#33300A is rgb(51, 48, 10) — red 51, green 48, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33300A?

#33300A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33300A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #33300A scores 13.39:1 against white and 1.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33300A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33300A 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 27.51, which is a different colour altogether.

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