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#40320D Color

#40320D is rgb(64, 50, 13) in RGB, hsl(44, 66%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 80%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#40320D
HEX#40320D
RGBrgb(64, 50, 13)
HSLhsl(44, 66%, 15%)
HSVhsv(44, 80%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 80%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(32.5% 0.056 87.7)
LABlab(21.77% 3.09 24.92)
LCHlch(21.77% 25.11 82.93)

What #40320D 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 #40320D, 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.

#40320D Channel Values

How #40320D 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 64 · G 50 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 66% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 80% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 80% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.5:1 vs white · 1.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #40320D 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 text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #40320D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #40320D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #40320D; 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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Tints & Shades of #40320D

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 #40320D.

How #40320D 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#40320D
Protanopia#35350D
Protanomaly#3A340D
Deuteranopia#37370B
Deuteranomaly#3B350C
Tritanopia#422F2F
Tritanomaly#413025
Achromatopsia#343434

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #40320D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-40320d: #40320D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #40320D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-40320d': '#40320D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.196, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_40320d">#40320D</color>
SVG fillfill="#40320D"

More Yellow Colors

#40320D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#40320D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #40320D?

#40320D is a darkest yellow — rgb(64, 50, 13) in RGB and hsl(44, 66%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.52.

What is the RGB value of #40320D?

#40320D is rgb(64, 50, 13) — red 64, green 50, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #40320D?

#40320D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 80%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #40320D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #40320D scores 12.5:1 against white and 1.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #40320D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #40320D 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 28.86, which is a different colour altogether.

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