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#665115 Color

#665115 is rgb(102, 81, 21) in RGB, hsl(44, 66%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 79%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#665115
HEX#665115
RGBrgb(102, 81, 21)
HSLhsl(44, 66%, 24%)
HSVhsv(44, 79%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 79%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.08 88.7)
LABlab(35.79% 4.15 36.48)
LCHlch(35.79% 36.72 83.51)

What #665115 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 #665115, 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.

#665115 Channel Values

How #665115 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 102 · G 81 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 66% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 79% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 79% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.63:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #665115 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 text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #665115

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #665115; 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 #665115

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 #665115 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#665115
Protanopia#555515
Protanomaly#5C5315
Deuteranopia#595912
Deuteranomaly#5E5613
Tritanopia#694C4C
Tritanomaly#684E3D
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #665115 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-665115: #665115;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #665115;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-665115': '#665115' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.318, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_665115">#665115</color>
SVG fillfill="#665115"

More Yellow Colors

#665115 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#665115 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #665115?

#665115 is a dark yellow — rgb(102, 81, 21) in RGB and hsl(44, 66%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #665115?

#665115 is rgb(102, 81, 21) — red 102, green 81, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #665115?

#665115 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 79%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #665115 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #665115 scores 7.63:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #665115 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #665115 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 22.44, which is visibly different.

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