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#755D10 Color

#755D10 is rgb(117, 93, 16) in RGB, hsl(46, 76%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 86%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#755D10
HEX#755D10
RGBrgb(117, 93, 16)
HSLhsl(46, 76%, 26%)
HSVhsv(46, 86%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 86%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.094 89.8)
LABlab(40.96% 4.46 43.58)
LCHlch(40.96% 43.81 84.16)

What #755D10 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 #755D10, 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.

#755D10 Channel Values

How #755D10 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 117 · G 93 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 76% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 86% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 86% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.31:1 vs white · 3.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #755D10 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 text6.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #755D10

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #755D10; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #755D10

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 #755D10.

How #755D10 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#755D10
Protanopia#62620F
Protanomaly#6A6010
Deuteranopia#66660B
Deuteranomaly#6C620D
Tritanopia#795757
Tritanomaly#775A45
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #755D10 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-755d10: #755D10;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #755D10;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-755d10': '#755D10' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.365, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_755d10">#755D10</color>
SVG fillfill="#755D10"

More Yellow Colors

#755D10 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#755D10 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #755D10?

#755D10 is a dark yellow — rgb(117, 93, 16) in RGB and hsl(46, 76%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #755D10?

#755D10 is rgb(117, 93, 16) — red 117, green 93, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #755D10?

#755D10 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 86%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #755D10 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #755D10 scores 6.31:1 against white and 3.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #755D10 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #755D10 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 21.76, which is visibly different.

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