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#68580D Color

#68580D is rgb(104, 88, 13) in RGB, hsl(49, 78%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 87%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68580D
HEX#68580D
RGBrgb(104, 88, 13)
HSLhsl(49, 78%, 23%)
HSVhsv(49, 88%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 87%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.09 95.9)
LABlab(38.02% 0.90 41.41)
LCHlch(38.02% 41.42 88.76)

What #68580D 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 #68580D, 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.

#68580D Channel Values

How #68580D 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 88 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 78% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 88% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 87% · K 59%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 #68580D 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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68580D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68580D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68580D; 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 #68580D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68580D.

How #68580D 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#68580D
Protanopia#5B5B0C
Protanomaly#605A0D
Deuteranopia#5E5E0A
Deuteranomaly#625B0B
Tritanopia#6C5353
Tritanomaly#6B5541
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68580D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68580d: #68580D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68580D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68580d': '#68580D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.345, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_68580d">#68580D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68580D"

More Yellow Colors

#68580D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68580D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68580D?

#68580D is a dark yellow — rgb(104, 88, 13) in RGB and hsl(49, 78%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #68580D?

#68580D is rgb(104, 88, 13) — red 104, green 88, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68580D?

#68580D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 87%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68580D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68580D 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 #68580D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68580D 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 21, which is visibly different.

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