#42390B Color

#42390B is rgb(66, 57, 11) in RGB, hsl(50, 71%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 83%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42390B

HEX#42390B

RGBrgb(66, 57, 11)

HSLhsl(50, 71%, 15%)

HSVhsv(50, 83%, 26%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 83%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(34.4% 0.063 97.7)

LABlab(24.21% -0.25 28.30)

LCHlch(24.21% 28.31 90.51)

What #42390B 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 #42390B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pineapple#563C0DΔE 9.83 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 13.26 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 13.72 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 13.87 Pullman Brown(ups Brown)#644117ΔE 14.81 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 14.87

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

#42390B Channel Values

How #42390B 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 66 · G 57 · B 11	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 50° · S 71% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 50° · S 83% · V 26%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 14% · Y 83% · K 74%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.53:1 vs white · 1.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42390B 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 text11.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42390B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42390B; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #42390B

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 #42390B.

How #42390B 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#42390B

Protanopia#3B3B0B

Protanomaly#3E3A0B

Deuteranopia#3C3C0A

Deuteranomaly#3F3B0A

Tritanopia#453535

Tritanomaly#44372A

Achromatopsia#393939

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Using #42390B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42390b: #42390B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42390B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42390b': '#42390B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.224, blue: 0.043)

Android XML<color name="color_42390b">#42390B</color>

SVG fillfill="#42390B"

More Yellow Colors

#42390B 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

#42390B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42390B?

#42390B is a darkest yellow — rgb(66, 57, 11) in RGB and hsl(50, 71%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #42390B?

#42390B is rgb(66, 57, 11) — red 66, green 57, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42390B?

#42390B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 83%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42390B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42390B scores 11.53:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42390B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42390B 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 24.37, which is visibly different.

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