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#43400A Color

#43400A is rgb(67, 64, 10) in RGB, hsl(57, 74%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 85%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#43400A
HEX#43400A
RGBrgb(67, 64, 10)
HSLhsl(57, 74%, 15%)
HSVhsv(57, 85%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 85%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(36.3% 0.071 106.1)
LABlab(26.57% -3.94 30.88)
LCHlch(26.57% 31.13 97.27)

What #43400A 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 #43400A, 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.

#43400A Channel Values

How #43400A 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 67 · G 64 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 74% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 85% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 85% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.63:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #43400A 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 text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #43400A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #43400A; 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 #43400A

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 #43400A 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#43400A
Protanopia#41410A
Protanomaly#42400A
Deuteranopia#41410A
Deuteranomaly#42410A
Tritanopia#473C3C
Tritanomaly#453E2F
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #43400A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-43400a: #43400A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #43400A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-43400a': '#43400A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.251, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_43400a">#43400A</color>
SVG fillfill="#43400A"

More Yellow Colors

#43400A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#43400A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #43400A?

#43400A is a darkest yellow — rgb(67, 64, 10) in RGB and hsl(57, 74%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.47.

What is the RGB value of #43400A?

#43400A is rgb(67, 64, 10) — red 67, green 64, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #43400A?

#43400A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 85%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #43400A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #43400A scores 10.63:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #43400A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #43400A 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 20.12, which is visibly different.

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