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#44460C Color

#44460C is rgb(68, 70, 12) in RGB, hsl(62, 71%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 83%, 73%) 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 6.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44460C
HEX#44460C
RGBrgb(68, 70, 12)
HSLhsl(62, 71%, 16%)
HSVhsv(62, 83%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 83%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(38% 0.076 111.5)
LABlab(28.64% -6.81 32.00)
LCHlch(28.64% 32.72 102.02)

What #44460C 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 #44460C, 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.

#44460C Channel Values

How #44460C 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 68 · G 70 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 71% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 83% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.87:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44460C 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 text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #44460C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44460C; 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 #44460C

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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Shades

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How #44460C 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#44460C
Protanopia#46460C
Protanomaly#45460C
Deuteranopia#45450C
Deuteranomaly#45460C
Tritanopia#484242
Tritanomaly#474334
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #44460C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44460c: #44460C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44460C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44460c': '#44460C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.275, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_44460c">#44460C</color>
SVG fillfill="#44460C"

More Yellow Colors

#44460C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#44460C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44460C?

#44460C is a darkest yellow — rgb(68, 70, 12) in RGB and hsl(62, 71%, 16%) 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 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #44460C?

#44460C is rgb(68, 70, 12) — red 68, green 70, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44460C?

#44460C converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 83%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44460C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #44460C scores 9.87:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44460C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44460C 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 16.82, which is visibly different.

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