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#464006 Color

#464006 is rgb(70, 64, 6) in RGB, hsl(54, 84%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 91%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 10.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#464006
HEX#464006
RGBrgb(70, 64, 6)
HSLhsl(54, 84%, 15%)
HSVhsv(54, 91%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 91%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.073 103)
LABlab(26.87% -2.53 32.88)
LCHlch(26.87% 32.97 94.41)

What #464006 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 #464006, 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.

#464006 Channel Values

How #464006 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 70 · G 64 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 84% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 91% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 91% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.52:1 vs white · 2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #464006 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 text10.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #464006

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #464006; 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 #464006

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

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How #464006 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#464006
Protanopia#414106
Protanomaly#434106
Deuteranopia#424205
Deuteranomaly#444105
Tritanopia#493C3C
Tritanomaly#483E2E
Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #464006 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-464006: #464006;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #464006;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-464006': '#464006' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.251, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_464006">#464006</color>
SVG fillfill="#464006"

More Yellow Colors

#464006 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#464006 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #464006?

#464006 is a darkest yellow — rgb(70, 64, 6) in RGB and hsl(54, 84%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.88.

What is the RGB value of #464006?

#464006 is rgb(70, 64, 6) — red 70, green 64, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #464006?

#464006 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 91%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #464006 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #464006 scores 10.52:1 against white and 2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #464006 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #464006 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 20.94, which is visibly different.

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