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#766C42 Color

#766C42 is rgb(118, 108, 66) in RGB, hsl(48, 28%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold Fusion (#85754E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#766C42
HEX#766C42
RGBrgb(118, 108, 66)
HSLhsl(48, 28%, 36%)
HSVhsv(48, 44%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.061 96.4)
LABlab(45.79% -0.71 24.95)
LCHlch(45.79% 24.96 91.64)

What #766C42 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 #766C42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 5.18French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 8.08Raw Umber#826644ΔE 8.98Dark Tan#918151ΔE 9.61Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 9.7Shadow#8A795DΔE 10.19

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

#766C42 Channel Values

How #766C42 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 118 · G 108 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 28% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 44% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 44% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #766C42 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #766C42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #766C42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#766C42
Complementary
#424C76
Analogous
#765242
Analogous
#667642
Triadic
#42766B
Triadic
#6B4276
Split comp.
#426676
Split comp.
#524276

Tints & Shades of #766C42

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

#938653
#AB9D69
#BBB186
#CAC1A0
#DAD5BE
#EBE8DB

Shades

#655C39
#585032
#484228
#3B3621
#2A2718
#1D1B11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #766C42.

How #766C42 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#766C42
Protanopia#6E6E42
Protanomaly#716D42
Deuteranopia#6F6F41
Deuteranomaly#726E42
Tritanopia#7A6868
Tritanomaly#786A5B
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #766C42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-766c42: #766C42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #766C42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-766c42': '#766C42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.424, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_766c42">#766C42</color>
SVG fillfill="#766C42"

More Yellow Colors

#766C42 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#766C42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #766C42?

#766C42 is a dark yellow — rgb(118, 108, 66) in RGB and hsl(48, 28%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold Fusion (#85754E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #766C42?

#766C42 is rgb(118, 108, 66) — red 118, green 108, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #766C42?

#766C42 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #766C42 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #766C42 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #766C42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #766C42 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 16.93, which is visibly different.

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