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#38330A Color

#38330A is rgb(56, 51, 10) in RGB, hsl(53, 70%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 82%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 10.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38330A
HEX#38330A
RGBrgb(56, 51, 10)
HSLhsl(53, 70%, 13%)
HSVhsv(53, 82%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 82%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(31.7% 0.058 102.2)
LABlab(21.10% -1.91 25.18)
LCHlch(21.10% 25.26 94.34)

What #38330A 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 #38330A, 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.

#38330A Channel Values

How #38330A 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 56 · G 51 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 70% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 82% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 82% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.76:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38330A 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 text12.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38330A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38330A; 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 #38330A

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 #38330A 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#38330A
Protanopia#34340A
Protanomaly#36340A
Deuteranopia#353509
Deuteranomaly#36340A
Tritanopia#3B3030
Tritanomaly#3A3125
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38330A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38330a: #38330A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38330A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38330a': '#38330A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.200, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_38330a">#38330A</color>
SVG fillfill="#38330A"

More Yellow Colors

#38330A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#38330A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38330A?

#38330A is a darkest yellow — rgb(56, 51, 10) in RGB and hsl(53, 70%, 13%) 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 10.99.

What is the RGB value of #38330A?

#38330A is rgb(56, 51, 10) — red 56, green 51, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38330A?

#38330A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 82%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38330A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38330A scores 12.76:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38330A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38330A 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 26.23, which is a different colour altogether.

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