#704900 Color

#704900 is rgb(112, 73, 0) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violin Brown (#674403), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#704900

HEX#704900

RGBrgb(112, 73, 0)

HSLhsl(39, 100%, 22%)

HSVhsv(39, 100%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(43.9% 0.093 74.2)

LABlab(34.76% 13.17 43.63)

LCHlch(34.76% 45.57 73.20)

What #704900 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 #704900, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violin Brown#674403ΔE 4.54 Sepia#704214ΔE 9.87 Philippine Bronze#6E3A07ΔE 10.35 Chocolate (Traditional)#7B3F00ΔE 10.85 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 12.27 Russet#80461BΔE 12.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#704900 Channel Values

How #704900 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 112 · G 73 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 100% · L 22%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 100% · V 44%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 100% · K 56%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.95:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #704900 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 text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #704900 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #704900

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #704900; 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 #704900

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 #704900.

How #704900 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#704900

Protanopia#515100

Protanomaly#5F4E00

Deuteranopia#585800

Deuteranomaly#635300

Tritanopia#734444

Tritanomaly#724634

Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #704900 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-704900: #704900;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #704900;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-704900': '#704900' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.286, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_704900">#704900</color>

SVG fillfill="#704900"

More Brown Colors

#704900 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

70543e 704214 733e0a 701e00 76562e 6f6250 773d22 6f4e37 793c11 6e3a07 7a2100 6b4423 80461b 8a4000 945b00 9e6329 b76e24 c73500 d67600 1f1400 382400 48240a 543e21 635147

#704900 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #704900?

#704900 is a dark brown — rgb(112, 73, 0) in RGB and hsl(39, 100%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violin Brown (#674403), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #704900?

#704900 is rgb(112, 73, 0) — red 112, green 73, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #704900?

#704900 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #704900 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #704900 scores 7.95:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #704900 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #704900 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 15.37, which is visibly different.

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