#65552A Color

#65552A is rgb(101, 85, 42) in RGB, hsl(44, 41%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65552A

HEX#65552A

RGBrgb(101, 85, 42)

HSLhsl(44, 41%, 28%)

HSVhsv(44, 58%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(45.5% 0.064 89.3)

LABlab(37.02% 2.44 27.31)

LCHlch(37.02% 27.42 84.90)

What #65552A 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 #65552A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Field Drab#6C541EΔE 7.7 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 10.13 Coyote Brown#81613CΔE 10.18 Raw Umber#826644ΔE 10.79 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 11.25 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 11.88

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

#65552A Channel Values

How #65552A 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 101 · G 85 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 44° · S 41% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 44° · S 58% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 16% · Y 58% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.28:1 vs white · 2.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65552A 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 text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #65552A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65552A; 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 #65552A

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 #65552A 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#65552A

Protanopia#58582A

Protanomaly#5D572A

Deuteranopia#5B5B29

Deuteranomaly#5F5829

Tritanopia#685151

Tritanomaly#675344

Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #65552A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65552a: #65552A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65552A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65552a': '#65552A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.333, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_65552a">#65552A</color>

SVG fillfill="#65552A"

More Yellow Colors

#65552A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#65552A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65552A?

#65552A is a dark yellow — rgb(101, 85, 42) in RGB and hsl(44, 41%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #65552A?

#65552A is rgb(101, 85, 42) — red 101, green 85, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65552A?

#65552A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65552A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #65552A scores 7.28:1 against white and 2.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65552A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65552A 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 19.81, which is visibly different.

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