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#403E07 Color

#403E07 is rgb(64, 62, 7) in RGB, hsl(58, 80%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 89%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 10.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#403E07
HEX#403E07
RGBrgb(64, 62, 7)
HSLhsl(58, 80%, 14%)
HSVhsv(58, 89%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 89%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(35.5% 0.071 107.3)
LABlab(25.58% -4.43 31.07)
LCHlch(25.58% 31.39 98.11)

What #403E07 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 #403E07, 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.

#403E07 Channel Values

How #403E07 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 62 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 80% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 89% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 89% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.99:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #403E07 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 text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #403E07 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #403E07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #403E07; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #403E07

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 #403E07.

How #403E07 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#403E07
Protanopia#3E3E07
Protanomaly#3F3E07
Deuteranopia#3F3F07
Deuteranomaly#3F3E07
Tritanopia#443A3A
Tritanomaly#423C2D
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #403E07 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-403e07: #403E07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #403E07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-403e07': '#403E07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.251, green: 0.243, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_403e07">#403E07</color>
SVG fillfill="#403E07"

More Yellow Colors

#403E07 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#403E07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #403E07?

#403E07 is a darkest yellow — rgb(64, 62, 7) in RGB and hsl(58, 80%, 14%) 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 10.03.

What is the RGB value of #403E07?

#403E07 is rgb(64, 62, 7) — red 64, green 62, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #403E07?

#403E07 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 89%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #403E07 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #403E07 scores 10.99:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #403E07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #403E07 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 20.62, which is visibly different.

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