#716B2D Color

#716B2D is rgb(113, 107, 45) in RGB, hsl(55, 43%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 60%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#716B2D

HEX#716B2D

RGBrgb(113, 107, 45)

HSLhsl(55, 43%, 31%)

HSVhsv(55, 60%, 44%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 60%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.083 103.8)

LABlab(44.76% -3.97 34.81)

LCHlch(44.76% 35.03 96.51)

What #716B2D 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 #716B2D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 3.01 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 5.56 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 5.76 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 8.89 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 12.15 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 12.84

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

#716B2D Channel Values

How #716B2D 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 113 · G 107 · B 45	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 55° · S 43% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 55° · S 60% · V 44%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 5% · Y 60% · K 56%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.46:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #716B2D 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 text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #716B2D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #716B2D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #716B2D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #716B2D.

How #716B2D 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#716B2D

Protanopia#6C6C2D

Protanomaly#6E6C2D

Deuteranopia#6D6D2D

Deuteranomaly#6F6C2D

Tritanopia#766666

Tritanomaly#746854

Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #716B2D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-716b2d: #716B2D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #716B2D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-716b2d': '#716B2D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.420, blue: 0.176)

Android XML<color name="color_716b2d">#716B2D</color>

SVG fillfill="#716B2D"

More Yellow Colors

#716B2D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#716B2D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #716B2D?

#716B2D is a dark yellow — rgb(113, 107, 45) in RGB and hsl(55, 43%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #716B2D?

#716B2D is rgb(113, 107, 45) — red 113, green 107, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #716B2D?

#716B2D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 60%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #716B2D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #716B2D scores 5.46:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #716B2D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #716B2D 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 13.43, which is visibly different.

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