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#53480E Color

#53480E is rgb(83, 72, 14) in RGB, hsl(50, 71%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 83%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53480E
HEX#53480E
RGBrgb(83, 72, 14)
HSLhsl(50, 71%, 19%)
HSVhsv(50, 83%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 83%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(40.1% 0.075 97.9)
LABlab(30.87% -0.32 33.92)
LCHlch(30.87% 33.93 90.55)

What #53480E 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 #53480E, 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.

#53480E Channel Values

How #53480E 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 83 · G 72 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 71% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 83% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 83% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.13:1 vs white · 2.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53480E 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 text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #53480E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53480E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #53480E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53480E.

How #53480E 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#53480E
Protanopia#4A4A0E
Protanomaly#4E490E
Deuteranopia#4C4C0C
Deuteranomaly#4F4A0D
Tritanopia#574444
Tritanomaly#554535
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53480E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53480e: #53480E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53480E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53480e': '#53480E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.282, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_53480e">#53480E</color>
SVG fillfill="#53480E"

More Yellow Colors

#53480E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53480E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53480E?

#53480E is a darkest yellow — rgb(83, 72, 14) in RGB and hsl(50, 71%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #53480E?

#53480E is rgb(83, 72, 14) — red 83, green 72, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53480E?

#53480E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 83%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53480E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #53480E scores 9.13:1 against white and 2.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53480E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53480E 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 20.08, which is visibly different.

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