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#585641 Color

#585641 is rgb(88, 86, 65) in RGB, hsl(55, 15%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Walnut (#5C5248), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#585641
HEX#585641
RGBrgb(88, 86, 65)
HSLhsl(55, 15%, 30%)
HSVhsv(55, 26%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.033 103.1)
LABlab(36.30% -2.06 12.60)
LCHlch(36.30% 12.76 99.28)

What #585641 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 #585641, 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.

#585641 Channel Values

How #585641 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 88 · G 86 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 15% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 26% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 26% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.44:1 vs white · 2.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #585641 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 text7.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #585641

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #585641; 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 #585641

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 #585641 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#585641
Protanopia#565641
Protanomaly#575641
Deuteranopia#575741
Deuteranomaly#575641
Tritanopia#5A5454
Tritanomaly#59554D
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #585641 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-585641: #585641;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #585641;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-585641': '#585641' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.337, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_585641">#585641</color>
SVG fillfill="#585641"

More Yellow Colors

#585641 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#585641 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #585641?

#585641 is a dark yellow — rgb(88, 86, 65) in RGB and hsl(55, 15%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Walnut (#5C5248), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #585641?

#585641 is rgb(88, 86, 65) — red 88, green 86, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #585641?

#585641 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #585641 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #585641 scores 7.44:1 against white and 2.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #585641 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #585641 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 15.12, which is visibly different.

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