#585819 Color

#585819 is rgb(88, 88, 25) in RGB, hsl(60, 56%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 65%) 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 5.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#585819

RGBrgb(88, 88, 25)

HSLhsl(60, 56%, 22%)

HSVhsv(60, 72%, 35%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.083 109.3)

LABlab(36.42% -6.48 34.72)

LCHlch(36.42% 35.32 100.57)

What #585819 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 #585819, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 5.29 Xander#44500CΔE 7.34 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 7.82 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 9.02 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 9.78 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 12.23

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

#585819 Channel Values

How #585819 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 88 · G 88 · B 25	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 56% · L 22%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 72% · V 35%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 65%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.43:1 vs white · 2.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #585819 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 text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #585819

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #585819; 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 #585819

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 #585819 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.

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Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #585819 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-585819: #585819;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #585819;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-585819': '#585819' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.345, blue: 0.098)

Android XML<color name="color_585819">#585819</color>

SVG fillfill="#585819"

More Yellow Colors

#585819 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5c4305 575700 5f5c2b 574a00 616100 574500 624a0f 573a00 664d0f 525200 665d1e 524900 876308 b3b332 cccc33 e2b33c eedc82 f4e3b8 f9f9eb fdc700 ffd11a fff44f ffff33 1b1404

#585819 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #585819?

#585819 is a dark yellow — rgb(88, 88, 25) in RGB and hsl(60, 56%, 22%) 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 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #585819?

#585819 is rgb(88, 88, 25) — red 88, green 88, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #585819?

#585819 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 72%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #585819 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #585819 scores 7.43:1 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 #585819 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #585819 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 12.38, which is visibly different.

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