#383000 Color

#383000 is rgb(56, 48, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 100%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), visibly different at ΔE 12.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#383000

HEX#383000

RGBrgb(56, 48, 0)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 11%)

HSVhsv(51, 100%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 100%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(30.8% 0.064 99.2)

LABlab(20.04% -0.52 28.09)

LCHlch(20.04% 28.10 91.06)

What #383000 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 #383000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pineapple#563C0DΔE 12.21 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 13.69 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 14.46 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 16.35 Pullman Brown(ups Brown)#644117ΔE 17.38 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 17.56

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

#383000 Channel Values

How #383000 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 56 · G 48 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 100% · L 11%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 100% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 14% · Y 100% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.2:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #383000 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 text13.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #383000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #383000; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #383000

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 #383000 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#383000

Protanopia#313100

Protanomaly#343100

Deuteranopia#333300

Deuteranomaly#353200

Tritanopia#3B2D2D

Tritanomaly#3A2E21

Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #383000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-383000: #383000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #383000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-383000': '#383000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.188, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_383000">#383000</color>

SVG fillfill="#383000"

More Yellow Colors

#383000 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

383800 333300 383810 2c2207 3c341f 2b2003 3e2f09 2a2913 3e3a32 242400 3f3a08 1f1f00 664d0f 949400 bcb88a cfb53b e5bb52 efcc00 f5c751 faf0dc fdfded ffdb00 fff8dc ffff61

#383000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #383000?

#383000 is a darkest yellow — rgb(56, 48, 0) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.21.

What is the RGB value of #383000?

#383000 is rgb(56, 48, 0) — red 56, green 48, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #383000?

#383000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 100%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #383000 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #383000 scores 13.2:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #383000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #383000 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 27.48, which is a different colour altogether.

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