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#75783A Color

#75783A is rgb(117, 120, 58) in RGB, hsl(63, 35%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 52%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75783A
HEX#75783A
RGBrgb(117, 120, 58)
HSLhsl(63, 35%, 35%)
HSVhsv(63, 52%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 52%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.085 111.3)
LABlab(49.10% -8.20 33.21)
LCHlch(49.10% 34.21 103.87)

What #75783A 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 #75783A, 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.

#75783A Channel Values

How #75783A 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 120 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 35% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 52% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75783A 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75783A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75783A; 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 #75783A

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 #75783A 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#75783A
Protanopia#77773A
Protanomaly#77783A
Deuteranopia#77773A
Deuteranomaly#76773A
Tritanopia#7B7272
Tritanomaly#787561
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #75783A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75783a: #75783A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75783A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75783a': '#75783A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.471, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_75783a">#75783A</color>
SVG fillfill="#75783A"

More Yellow Colors

#75783A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75783A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75783A?

#75783A is a dark yellow — rgb(117, 120, 58) in RGB and hsl(63, 35%, 35%) 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 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #75783A?

#75783A is rgb(117, 120, 58) — red 117, green 120, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75783A?

#75783A converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 52%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75783A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #75783A scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75783A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75783A 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 11, which is visibly different.

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