#544A2B Color

#544A2B is rgb(84, 74, 43) in RGB, hsl(45, 32%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 49%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), visibly different at ΔE 10.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#544A2B

HEX#544A2B

RGBrgb(84, 74, 43)

HSLhsl(45, 32%, 25%)

HSVhsv(45, 49%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 49%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(41.1% 0.049 92.2)

LABlab(31.87% 0.73 20.07)

LCHlch(31.87% 20.09 87.93)

What #544A2B 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 #544A2B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 10.39 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 11.16 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 11.16 Mud#70543EΔE 11.31 Quincy#6A5445ΔE 11.85 Coffee#6F4E37ΔE 12.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#544A2B Channel Values

How #544A2B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 84 · G 74 · B 43	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 45° · S 32% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 45° · S 49% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 49% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.78:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #544A2B 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 text8.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #544A2B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #544A2B; 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 #544A2B

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 #544A2B 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#544A2B

Protanopia#4C4C2B

Protanomaly#4F4B2B

Deuteranopia#4D4D2A

Deuteranomaly#504C2B

Tritanopia#574747

Tritanomaly#56483D

Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #544A2B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-544a2b: #544A2B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #544A2B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-544a2b': '#544A2B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.290, blue: 0.169)

Android XML<color name="color_544a2b">#544A2B</color>

SVG fillfill="#544A2B"

More Yellow Colors

#544A2B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#544A2B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #544A2B?

#544A2B is a dark yellow — rgb(84, 74, 43) in RGB and hsl(45, 32%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.39.

What is the RGB value of #544A2B?

#544A2B is rgb(84, 74, 43) — red 84, green 74, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #544A2B?

#544A2B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 49%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #544A2B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #544A2B scores 8.78:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #544A2B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #544A2B 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 22.54, which is visibly different.

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