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#666033 Color

#666033 is rgb(102, 96, 51) in RGB, hsl(53, 33%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 50%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#666033
HEX#666033
RGBrgb(102, 96, 51)
HSLhsl(53, 33%, 30%)
HSVhsv(53, 50%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 50%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.065 101.8)
LABlab(40.48% -2.64 26.42)
LCHlch(40.48% 26.55 95.70)

What #666033 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 #666033, 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.

#666033 Channel Values

How #666033 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 96 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 33% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 50% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 50% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.39:1 vs white · 3.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #666033 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 text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #666033

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #666033; 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 #666033

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #666033.

How #666033 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#666033
Protanopia#616133
Protanomaly#636133
Deuteranopia#626233
Deuteranomaly#646133
Tritanopia#6A5C5C
Tritanomaly#685D4E
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #666033 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-666033: #666033;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #666033;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-666033': '#666033' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.376, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_666033">#666033</color>
SVG fillfill="#666033"

More Yellow Colors

#666033 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#666033 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #666033?

#666033 is a dark yellow — rgb(102, 96, 51) in RGB and hsl(53, 33%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #666033?

#666033 is rgb(102, 96, 51) — red 102, green 96, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #666033?

#666033 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 50%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #666033 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #666033 scores 6.39:1 against white and 3.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #666033 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #666033 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 14.43, which is visibly different.

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