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#68582C Color

#68582C is rgb(104, 88, 44) in RGB, hsl(44, 41%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 58%, 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 7.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68582C
HEX#68582C
RGBrgb(104, 88, 44)
HSLhsl(44, 41%, 29%)
HSVhsv(44, 58%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 58%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.065 89.8)
LABlab(38.25% 2.29 27.73)
LCHlch(38.25% 27.82 85.29)

What #68582C 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 #68582C, 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.

#68582C Channel Values

How #68582C 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 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 41% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 58% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 58% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.95:1 vs white · 3.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68582C 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 text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68582C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68582C; 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 #68582C

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 #68582C.

How #68582C 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#68582C
Protanopia#5B5B2C
Protanomaly#605A2C
Deuteranopia#5E5E2B
Deuteranomaly#625B2B
Tritanopia#6B5454
Tritanomaly#6A5647
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68582C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68582c: #68582C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68582C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68582c': '#68582C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.345, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_68582c">#68582C</color>
SVG fillfill="#68582C"

More Yellow Colors

#68582C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68582C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68582C?

#68582C is a dark yellow — rgb(104, 88, 44) in RGB and hsl(44, 41%, 29%) 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 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #68582C?

#68582C is rgb(104, 88, 44) — red 104, green 88, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68582C?

#68582C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 58%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68582C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68582C scores 6.95:1 against white and 3.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68582C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68582C 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 19.3, which is visibly different.

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