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#79633E Color

#79633E is rgb(121, 99, 62) in RGB, hsl(38, 32%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Umber (#826644), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79633E
HEX#79633E
RGBrgb(121, 99, 62)
HSLhsl(38, 32%, 36%)
HSVhsv(38, 49%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.06 79.8)
LABlab(43.49% 5.30 24.45)
LCHlch(43.49% 25.02 77.77)

What #79633E 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 #79633E, 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 brown in the library.

#79633E Channel Values

How #79633E 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 121 · G 99 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 32% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 49% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 49% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.73:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79633E 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 text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #79633E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79633E; 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 #79633E

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 #79633E 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#79633E
Protanopia#67673E
Protanomaly#6F663E
Deuteranopia#6B6B3D
Deuteranomaly#71683D
Tritanopia#7C5F5F
Tritanomaly#7B6154
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #79633E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79633e: #79633E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79633E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79633e': '#79633E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.388, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_79633e">#79633E</color>
SVG fillfill="#79633E"

More Brown Colors

#79633E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#79633E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79633E?

#79633E is a dark brown — rgb(121, 99, 62) in RGB and hsl(38, 32%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Umber (#826644), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.54.

What is the RGB value of #79633E?

#79633E is rgb(121, 99, 62) — red 121, green 99, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79633E?

#79633E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79633E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79633E scores 5.73:1 against white and 3.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79633E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79633E 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 22.5, which is visibly different.

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