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#665829 Color

#665829 is rgb(102, 88, 41) in RGB, hsl(46, 43%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 60%, 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 6.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#665829
HEX#665829
RGBrgb(102, 88, 41)
HSLhsl(46, 43%, 28%)
HSVhsv(46, 60%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 60%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.068 93)
LABlab(38.00% 1.14 29.00)
LCHlch(38.00% 29.03 87.75)

What #665829 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 #665829, 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.

#665829 Channel Values

How #665829 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 88 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 43% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 60% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 60% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #665829 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 text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #665829

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #665829; 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 #665829

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 #665829 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#665829
Protanopia#5B5B29
Protanomaly#5F5A29
Deuteranopia#5D5D28
Deuteranomaly#615B28
Tritanopia#695454
Tritanomaly#685546
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #665829 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-665829: #665829;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #665829;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-665829': '#665829' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.345, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_665829">#665829</color>
SVG fillfill="#665829"

More Yellow Colors

#665829 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#665829 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #665829?

#665829 is a dark yellow — rgb(102, 88, 41) in RGB and hsl(46, 43%, 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #665829?

#665829 is rgb(102, 88, 41) — red 102, green 88, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #665829?

#665829 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 60%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #665829 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #665829 scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #665829 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #665829 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 18.12, which is visibly different.

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