#424508 Color

#424508 is rgb(66, 69, 8) in RGB, hsl(63, 79%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 88%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#424508

HEX#424508

RGBrgb(66, 69, 8)

HSLhsl(63, 79%, 15%)

HSVhsv(63, 88%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 88%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(37.5% 0.078 112.6)

LABlab(28.10% -7.39 32.91)

LCHlch(28.10% 33.73 102.67)

What #424508 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 #424508, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xander#44500CΔE 6.55 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 7.69 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 12 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 12.76 Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 15.67 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 15.76

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

#424508 Channel Values

How #424508 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 69 · B 8	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 63° · S 79% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 63° · S 88% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.07:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #424508 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 text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #424508

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #424508; 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 #424508

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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How #424508 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#424508

Protanopia#444408

Protanomaly#444508

Deuteranopia#444408

Deuteranomaly#434408

Tritanopia#464141

Tritanomaly#454232

Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #424508 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-424508: #424508;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #424508;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-424508': '#424508' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.271, blue: 0.031)

Android XML<color name="color_424508">#424508</color>

SVG fillfill="#424508"

More Yellow Colors

#424508 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

#424508 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #424508?

#424508 is a darkest yellow — rgb(66, 69, 8) in RGB and hsl(63, 79%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.55.

What is the RGB value of #424508?

#424508 is rgb(66, 69, 8) — red 66, green 69, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #424508?

#424508 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 88%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #424508 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #424508 scores 10.07:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #424508 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #424508 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 17.06, which is visibly different.

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