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#68550D Color

#68550D is rgb(104, 85, 13) in RGB, hsl(47, 78%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 87%, 59%) 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 7.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68550D
HEX#68550D
RGBrgb(104, 85, 13)
HSLhsl(47, 78%, 23%)
HSVhsv(47, 88%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 87%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(45.6% 0.088 92.7)
LABlab(37.15% 2.60 40.71)
LCHlch(37.15% 40.79 86.34)

What #68550D 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 #68550D, 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.

#68550D Channel Values

How #68550D 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 104 · G 85 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 78% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 88% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 87% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.26:1 vs white · 2.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68550D 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 text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68550D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68550D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68550D; 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 #68550D

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 #68550D.

How #68550D 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#68550D
Protanopia#59590C
Protanomaly#5F570D
Deuteranopia#5C5C09
Deuteranomaly#61590B
Tritanopia#6C5050
Tritanomaly#6A523F
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68550D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68550d: #68550D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68550D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68550d': '#68550D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.333, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_68550d">#68550D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68550D"

More Yellow Colors

#68550D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68550D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68550D?

#68550D is a dark yellow — rgb(104, 85, 13) in RGB and hsl(47, 78%, 23%) 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 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #68550D?

#68550D is rgb(104, 85, 13) — red 104, green 85, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68550D?

#68550D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 87%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68550D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68550D scores 7.26:1 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 #68550D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68550D 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 22.27, which is visibly different.

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