Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532)

The hex code for Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) is #807532. It is rgb(128, 117, 50) in RGB, hsl(52, 44%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 50%) in CMYK — a dark yellow. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#807532

HEX#807532

RGBrgb(128, 117, 50)

HSLhsl(52, 44%, 35%)

HSVhsv(52, 61%, 50%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 50%)

OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.089 100.1)

LABlab(49.19% -2.17 37.66)

LCHlch(49.19% 37.72 93.30)

Colors Closest to Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)

Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 4.06 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 7.04 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 9.95 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 11.02 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 11.29 Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 14.41

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#807532 Channel Values

How Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 128 · G 117 · B 50	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 52° · S 44% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 52° · S 61% · V 50%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 9% · Y 61% · K 50%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) 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 text4.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre); 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)

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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Shades

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How Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) 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#807532

Protanopia#777732

Protanomaly#7B7632

Deuteranopia#797931

Deuteranomaly#7C7731

Tritanopia#856F6F

Tritanomaly#83725D

Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #807532 in Code

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

CSS custom property--spanish-bister-spanish-bistre: #807532;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #807532;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'spanish-bister-spanish-bistre': '#807532' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.459, blue: 0.196)

Android XML<color name="spanish_bister_spanish_bistre">#807532</color>

SVG fillfill="#807532"

More Yellow Colors

Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

808000 7b7737 816213 7a7a00 856514 7a6800 85754e 737321 85850f 707000 867e36 6f6716 9fa91f caca44 dcdc84 eae0c8 f1ecb7 f7e6c4 fbfbf9 fefefa ffe70f fffce5 ffffbf 424200

#807532 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)?

The hex code for Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) is #807532. That is rgb(128, 117, 50) in RGB, hsl(52, 44%, 35%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 50%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #807532?

#807532 is rgb(128, 117, 50) — red 128, green 117, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #807532?

#807532 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #807532 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #807532 scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #807532 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #807532 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 17.4, which is visibly different.

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