#403D03 Color

#403D03 is rgb(64, 61, 3) in RGB, hsl(57, 91%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 95%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 10.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#403D03

HEX#403D03

RGBrgb(64, 61, 3)

HSLhsl(57, 91%, 13%)

HSVhsv(57, 95%, 25%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 95%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.073 106.4)

LABlab(25.23% -3.99 32.38)

LCHlch(25.23% 32.63 97.02)

What #403D03 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 #403D03, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xander#44500CΔE 10.97 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 10.98 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 12.56 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 14.69 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 15.69 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 16.23

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

#403D03 Channel Values

How #403D03 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 64 · G 61 · B 3	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 57° · S 91% · L 13%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 57° · S 95% · V 25%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 5% · Y 95% · K 75%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.13:1 vs white · 1.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #403D03 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 text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #403D03

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #403D03; 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 #403D03

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #403D03.

How #403D03 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#403D03

Protanopia#3E3E03

Protanomaly#3F3D03

Deuteranopia#3E3E03

Deuteranomaly#3F3E03

Tritanopia#443939

Tritanomaly#423B2C

Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #403D03 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-403d03: #403D03;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #403D03;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-403d03': '#403D03' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.239, blue: 0.012)

Android XML<color name="color_403d03">#403D03</color>

SVG fillfill="#403D03"

More Yellow Colors

#403D03 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

#403D03 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #403D03?

#403D03 is a darkest yellow — rgb(64, 61, 3) in RGB and hsl(57, 91%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.97.

What is the RGB value of #403D03?

#403D03 is rgb(64, 61, 3) — red 64, green 61, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #403D03?

#403D03 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 95%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #403D03 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #403D03 scores 11.13:1 against white and 1.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #403D03 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #403D03 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 21.25, which is visibly different.

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