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#59430D Color

#59430D is rgb(89, 67, 13) in RGB, hsl(43, 75%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59430D
HEX#59430D
RGBrgb(89, 67, 13)
HSLhsl(43, 75%, 20%)
HSVhsv(43, 85%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(39.6% 0.074 84.8)
LABlab(30.09% 5.63 33.96)
LCHlch(30.09% 34.42 80.59)

What #59430D 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 #59430D, 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.

#59430D Channel Values

How #59430D 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 89 · G 67 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 75% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 85% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 85% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.4:1 vs white · 2.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59430D 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 text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #59430D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59430D; 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 #59430D

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 #59430D.

How #59430D 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#59430D
Protanopia#47470C
Protanomaly#4F460D
Deuteranopia#4B4B09
Deuteranomaly#51480B
Tritanopia#5C3F3F
Tritanomaly#5B4132
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59430D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-59430d: #59430D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59430D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59430d': '#59430D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.263, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_59430d">#59430D</color>
SVG fillfill="#59430D"

More Yellow Colors

#59430D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#59430D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59430D?

#59430D is a dark yellow — rgb(89, 67, 13) in RGB and hsl(43, 75%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #59430D?

#59430D is rgb(89, 67, 13) — red 89, green 67, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59430D?

#59430D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59430D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #59430D scores 9.4:1 against white and 2.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59430D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59430D 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 24.97, which is visibly different.

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