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#81714B Color

#81714B is rgb(129, 113, 75) in RGB, hsl(42, 26%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold Fusion (#85754E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81714B
HEX#81714B
RGBrgb(129, 113, 75)
HSLhsl(42, 26%, 40%)
HSVhsv(42, 42%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.058 87.6)
LABlab(48.45% 2.24 23.52)
LCHlch(48.45% 23.62 84.56)

What #81714B 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 #81714B, 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.

#81714B Channel Values

How #81714B 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 129 · G 113 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 26% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 42% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 42% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81714B 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #81714B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81714B; 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 #81714B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81714B.

How #81714B 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#81714B
Protanopia#74744B
Protanomaly#79734B
Deuteranopia#77774A
Deuteranomaly#7B744B
Tritanopia#846D6D
Tritanomaly#836F61
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81714B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81714b: #81714B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81714B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81714b': '#81714B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.443, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_81714b">#81714B</color>
SVG fillfill="#81714B"

More Yellow Colors

#81714B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#81714B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81714B?

#81714B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(129, 113, 75) in RGB and hsl(42, 26%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold Fusion (#85754E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #81714B?

#81714B is rgb(129, 113, 75) — red 129, green 113, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81714B?

#81714B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81714B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #81714B scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81714B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81714B 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 20.75, which is visibly different.

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