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#776E27 Color

#776E27 is rgb(119, 110, 39) in RGB, hsl(53, 51%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 67%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#776E27
HEX#776E27
RGBrgb(119, 110, 39)
HSLhsl(53, 51%, 31%)
HSVhsv(53, 67%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 67%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.092 102.1)
LABlab(46.18% -3.14 39.38)
LCHlch(46.18% 39.51 94.55)

What #776E27 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 #776E27, 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.

#776E27 Channel Values

How #776E27 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 119 · G 110 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 51% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 67% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 67% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.19:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #776E27 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 text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #776E27

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #776E27; 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 #776E27

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 #776E27 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#776E27
Protanopia#707027
Protanomaly#736F27
Deuteranopia#717126
Deuteranomaly#737026
Tritanopia#7C6868
Tritanomaly#7A6B55
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #776E27 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-776e27: #776E27;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #776E27;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-776e27': '#776E27' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.431, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_776e27">#776E27</color>
SVG fillfill="#776E27"

More Yellow Colors

#776E27 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#776E27 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #776E27?

#776E27 is a dark yellow — rgb(119, 110, 39) in RGB and hsl(53, 51%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #776E27?

#776E27 is rgb(119, 110, 39) — red 119, green 110, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #776E27?

#776E27 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 67%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #776E27 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #776E27 scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #776E27 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #776E27 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 16.51, which is visibly different.

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