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#575205 Color

#575205 is rgb(87, 82, 5) in RGB, hsl(56, 89%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 94%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#575205
HEX#575205
RGBrgb(87, 82, 5)
HSLhsl(56, 89%, 18%)
HSVhsv(56, 94%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 94%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.089 105.4)
LABlab(34.35% -4.30 39.97)
LCHlch(34.35% 40.20 96.13)

What #575205 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 #575205, 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.

#575205 Channel Values

How #575205 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 87 · G 82 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 89% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 94% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 94% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.03:1 vs white · 2.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #575205 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 text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #575205

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #575205; 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 #575205

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 #575205.

How #575205 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#575205
Protanopia#535305
Protanomaly#555305
Deuteranopia#545404
Deuteranomaly#555304
Tritanopia#5C4D4D
Tritanomaly#5A4F3C
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #575205 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-575205: #575205;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #575205;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-575205': '#575205' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.322, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_575205">#575205</color>
SVG fillfill="#575205"

More Yellow Colors

#575205 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#575205 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #575205?

#575205 is a darkest yellow — rgb(87, 82, 5) in RGB and hsl(56, 89%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #575205?

#575205 is rgb(87, 82, 5) — red 87, green 82, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #575205?

#575205 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 94%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #575205 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #575205 scores 8.03:1 against white and 2.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #575205 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #575205 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 17.43, which is visibly different.

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