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#434503 Color

#434503 is rgb(67, 69, 3) in RGB, hsl(62, 92%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 96%, 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 6.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#434503
HEX#434503
RGBrgb(67, 69, 3)
HSLhsl(62, 92%, 14%)
HSVhsv(62, 96%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 96%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.081 111.6)
LABlab(28.17% -7.06 34.96)
LCHlch(28.17% 35.67 101.42)

What #434503 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 #434503, 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.

#434503 Channel Values

How #434503 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 69 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 92% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 96% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.04:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #434503 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 text10.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #434503 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #434503

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #434503; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #434503

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 #434503.

How #434503 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#434503
Protanopia#454503
Protanomaly#444503
Deuteranopia#444403
Deuteranomaly#444503
Tritanopia#474141
Tritanomaly#464232
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #434503 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-434503: #434503;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #434503;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-434503': '#434503' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.271, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_434503">#434503</color>
SVG fillfill="#434503"

More Yellow Colors

#434503 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#434503 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #434503?

#434503 is a darkest yellow — rgb(67, 69, 3) in RGB and hsl(62, 92%, 14%) 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 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #434503?

#434503 is rgb(67, 69, 3) — red 67, green 69, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #434503?

#434503 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 96%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #434503 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #434503 scores 10.04:1 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 #434503 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #434503 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 17.61, which is visibly different.

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