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#73590D Color

#73590D is rgb(115, 89, 13) in RGB, hsl(45, 80%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 89%, 55%) 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 9.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73590D
HEX#73590D
RGBrgb(115, 89, 13)
HSLhsl(45, 80%, 25%)
HSVhsv(45, 89%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 89%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.093 87.6)
LABlab(39.58% 5.69 43.29)
LCHlch(39.58% 43.66 82.52)

What #73590D 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 #73590D, 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.

#73590D Channel Values

How #73590D 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 115 · G 89 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 80% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 89% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 89% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.64:1 vs white · 3.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73590D 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 text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73590D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73590D; 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 #73590D

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 #73590D.

How #73590D 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#73590D
Protanopia#5E5E0C
Protanomaly#675C0C
Deuteranopia#636307
Deuteranomaly#6A5F09
Tritanopia#775454
Tritanomaly#755642
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73590D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73590d: #73590D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73590D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73590d': '#73590D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.349, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_73590d">#73590D</color>
SVG fillfill="#73590D"

More Yellow Colors

#73590D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#73590D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73590D?

#73590D is a dark yellow — rgb(115, 89, 13) in RGB and hsl(45, 80%, 25%) 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 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #73590D?

#73590D is rgb(115, 89, 13) — red 115, green 89, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73590D?

#73590D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 89%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73590D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #73590D scores 6.64:1 against white and 3.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73590D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73590D 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 22.51, which is visibly different.

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