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#352B03 Color

#352B03 is rgb(53, 43, 3) in RGB, hsl(48, 89%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 94%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 10.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#352B03
HEX#352B03
RGBrgb(53, 43, 3)
HSLhsl(48, 89%, 11%)
HSVhsv(48, 94%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 94%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(29.2% 0.057 94.3)
LABlab(18.05% 1.13 24.53)
LCHlch(18.05% 24.56 87.36)

What #352B03 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 #352B03, 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.

#352B03 Channel Values

How #352B03 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 53 · G 43 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 89% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 94% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 94% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.02:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #352B03 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 text14.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #352B03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #352B03; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #352B03

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #352B03.

How #352B03 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#352B03
Protanopia#2D2D03
Protanomaly#302C03
Deuteranopia#2F2F02
Deuteranomaly#312D02
Tritanopia#372828
Tritanomaly#36291E
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #352B03 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-352b03: #352B03;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #352B03;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-352b03': '#352B03' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.169, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_352b03">#352B03</color>
SVG fillfill="#352B03"

More Yellow Colors

#352B03 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#352B03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #352B03?

#352B03 is a darkest yellow — rgb(53, 43, 3) in RGB and hsl(48, 89%, 11%) 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 10.69.

What is the RGB value of #352B03?

#352B03 is rgb(53, 43, 3) — red 53, green 43, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #352B03?

#352B03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 94%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #352B03 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #352B03 scores 14.02:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #352B03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #352B03 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 30.48, which is a different colour altogether.

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