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#70701A Color

#70701A is rgb(112, 112, 26) in RGB, hsl(60, 62%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 77%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Moss Green (#867E36), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70701A
HEX#70701A
RGBrgb(112, 112, 26)
HSLhsl(60, 62%, 27%)
HSVhsv(60, 77%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 77%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.104 109.5)
LABlab(46.02% -8.00 44.28)
LCHlch(46.02% 45.00 100.24)

What #70701A 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 #70701A, 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.

#70701A Channel Values

How #70701A 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 112 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 62% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 77% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 77% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.22:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70701A 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 text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70701A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70701A; 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 #70701A

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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How #70701A 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#70701A
Protanopia#70701A
Protanomaly#70701A
Deuteranopia#70701A
Deuteranomaly#70701A
Tritanopia#766A6A
Tritanomaly#746C55
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #70701A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70701a: #70701A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70701A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70701a': '#70701A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.439, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_70701a">#70701A</color>
SVG fillfill="#70701A"

More Yellow Colors

#70701A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70701A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70701A?

#70701A is a dark yellow — rgb(112, 112, 26) in RGB and hsl(60, 62%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Moss Green (#867E36), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #70701A?

#70701A is rgb(112, 112, 26) — red 112, green 112, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70701A?

#70701A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 77%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70701A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70701A scores 5.22:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70701A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70701A 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 13.33, which is visibly different.

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