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#73664A Color

#73664A is rgb(115, 102, 74) in RGB, hsl(41, 22%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 36%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Brown (#836953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73664A
HEX#73664A
RGBrgb(115, 102, 74)
HSLhsl(41, 22%, 37%)
HSVhsv(41, 36%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 36%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.045 85.9)
LABlab(43.88% 1.99 17.86)
LCHlch(43.88% 17.97 83.64)

What #73664A 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 #73664A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Brown#836953ΔE 6.96French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 6.99Shadow#8A795DΔE 8.13Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 8.63Raw Umber#826644ΔE 8.63Mud#70543EΔE 9.53

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

#73664A Channel Values

How #73664A 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 102 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 22% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 36% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 36% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73664A 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 text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73664A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73664A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73664A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73664A
Complementary
#4A5773
Analogous
#73514A
Analogous
#6B734A
Triadic
#4A7366
Triadic
#664A73
Split comp.
#4A6B73
Split comp.
#514A73

Tints & Shades of #73664A

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

#8F7F5B
#A49370
#B5A88C
#C7BDA8
#D9D2C4
#E9E5DD

Shades

#645840
#574D38
#483F2E
#383224
#28241A
#1C1912

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73664A.

How #73664A 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#73664A
Protanopia#68684A
Protanomaly#6D674A
Deuteranopia#6B6B49
Deuteranomaly#6E694A
Tritanopia#766363
Tritanomaly#75645A
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #73664A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73664a: #73664A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73664A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73664a': '#73664A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.400, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_73664a">#73664A</color>
SVG fillfill="#73664A"

More Yellow Colors

#73664A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#73664A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73664A?

#73664A is a dark yellow — rgb(115, 102, 74) in RGB and hsl(41, 22%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #73664A?

#73664A is rgb(115, 102, 74) — red 115, green 102, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73664A?

#73664A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 36%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73664A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #73664A scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73664A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73664A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 17.98, which is visibly different.

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