#392C05 Color

#392C05 is rgb(57, 44, 5) in RGB, hsl(45, 84%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 91%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), visibly different at ΔE 10.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#392C05

HEX#392C05

RGBrgb(57, 44, 5)

HSLhsl(45, 84%, 12%)

HSVhsv(45, 91%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 91%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(30% 0.057 89.4)

LABlab(18.91% 2.78 24.86)

LCHlch(18.91% 25.02 83.63)

What #392C05 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 #392C05, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 10.83 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 10.85 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 12.4 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 14.33 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 16.19 Pullman Brown(ups Brown)#644117ΔE 16.78

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

#392C05 Channel Values

How #392C05 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 57 · G 44 · B 5	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 45° · S 84% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 45° · S 91% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 23% · Y 91% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.67:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #392C05 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 text13.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #392C05

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #392C05; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #392C05

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 #392C05 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#392C05

Protanopia#2E2E05

Protanomaly#332E05

Deuteranopia#313104

Deuteranomaly#342F04

Tritanopia#3B2929

Tritanomaly#3A2A1F

Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

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Using #392C05 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-392c05: #392C05;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #392C05;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-392c05': '#392C05' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.173, blue: 0.020)

Android XML<color name="color_392c05">#392C05</color>

SVG fillfill="#392C05"

More Yellow Colors

#392C05 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

#392C05 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #392C05?

#392C05 is a darkest yellow — rgb(57, 44, 5) in RGB and hsl(45, 84%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.83.

What is the RGB value of #392C05?

#392C05 is rgb(57, 44, 5) — red 57, green 44, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #392C05?

#392C05 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 91%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #392C05 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #392C05 scores 13.67:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #392C05 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #392C05 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 30.78, which is a different colour altogether.

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