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#70680A Color

#70680A is rgb(112, 104, 10) in RGB, hsl(55, 84%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 91%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), visibly different at ΔE 11.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70680A
HEX#70680A
RGBrgb(112, 104, 10)
HSLhsl(55, 84%, 24%)
HSVhsv(55, 91%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 91%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.104 104)
LABlab(43.58% -4.15 46.98)
LCHlch(43.58% 47.16 95.05)

What #70680A 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 #70680A, 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.

#70680A Channel Values

How #70680A 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 112 · G 104 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 84% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 91% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 91% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.72:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70680A 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 text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70680A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70680A; 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 #70680A

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 #70680A.

How #70680A 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#70680A
Protanopia#69690A
Protanomaly#6C690A
Deuteranopia#6B6B08
Deuteranomaly#6D6A09
Tritanopia#756262
Tritanomaly#73644D
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70680A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70680a: #70680A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70680A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70680a': '#70680A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.408, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_70680a">#70680A</color>
SVG fillfill="#70680A"

More Yellow Colors

#70680A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70680A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70680A?

#70680A is a dark yellow — rgb(112, 104, 10) in RGB and hsl(55, 84%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.05.

What is the RGB value of #70680A?

#70680A is rgb(112, 104, 10) — red 112, green 104, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70680A?

#70680A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 91%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70680A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70680A scores 5.72:1 against white and 3.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70680A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70680A 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.54, which is visibly different.

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