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#604301 Color

#604301 is rgb(96, 67, 1) in RGB, hsl(42, 98%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violin Brown (#674403), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#604301
HEX#604301
RGBrgb(96, 67, 1)
HSLhsl(42, 98%, 19%)
HSVhsv(42, 99%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.083 80.4)
LABlab(30.94% 8.85 39.58)
LCHlch(30.94% 40.56 77.40)

What #604301 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 #604301, 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.

#604301 Channel Values

How #604301 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 96 · G 67 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 98% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 99% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 99% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.13:1 vs white · 2.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #604301 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 text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #604301

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #604301; 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 #604301

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 #604301.

How #604301 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#604301
Protanopia#494900
Protanomaly#534700
Deuteranopia#4E4E00
Deuteranomaly#564A00
Tritanopia#633F3F
Tritanomaly#624030
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #604301 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-604301: #604301;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #604301;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-604301': '#604301' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.263, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_604301">#604301</color>
SVG fillfill="#604301"

More Yellow Colors

#604301 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#604301 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #604301?

#604301 is a darkest yellow — rgb(96, 67, 1) in RGB and hsl(42, 98%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violin Brown (#674403), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #604301?

#604301 is rgb(96, 67, 1) — red 96, green 67, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #604301?

#604301 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #604301 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #604301 scores 9.13:1 against white and 2.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #604301 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #604301 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 20.56, which is visibly different.

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