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#39380A Color

#39380A is rgb(57, 56, 10) in RGB, hsl(59, 70%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 82%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39380A
HEX#39380A
RGBrgb(57, 56, 10)
HSLhsl(59, 70%, 13%)
HSVhsv(59, 82%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 82%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(33.2% 0.064 108.2)
LABlab(22.87% -4.40 27.03)
LCHlch(22.87% 27.38 99.25)

What #39380A 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 #39380A, 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.

#39380A Channel Values

How #39380A 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 57 · G 56 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 70% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 82% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 82% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.04:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39380A 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 text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39380A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39380A; 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 #39380A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39380A.

How #39380A 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#39380A
Protanopia#38380A
Protanomaly#39380A
Deuteranopia#38380A
Deuteranomaly#39380A
Tritanopia#3C3434
Tritanomaly#3B3629
Achromatopsia#363636

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Using #39380A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39380a: #39380A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39380A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39380a': '#39380A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.220, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_39380a">#39380A</color>
SVG fillfill="#39380A"

More Yellow Colors

#39380A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39380A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39380A?

#39380A is a darkest yellow — rgb(57, 56, 10) in RGB and hsl(59, 70%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.

What is the RGB value of #39380A?

#39380A is rgb(57, 56, 10) — red 57, green 56, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39380A?

#39380A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 82%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39380A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39380A scores 12.04:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39380A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39380A 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 23.12, which is visibly different.

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