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#82530D Color

#82530D is rgb(130, 83, 13) in RGB, hsl(36, 82%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 90%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82530D
HEX#82530D
RGBrgb(130, 83, 13)
HSLhsl(36, 82%, 28%)
HSVhsv(36, 90%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 90%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.1 69.9)
LABlab(39.90% 16.23 44.53)
LCHlch(39.90% 47.39 69.98)

What #82530D 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 #82530D, 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.

#82530D Channel Values

How #82530D 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 130 · G 83 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 82% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 90% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 90% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.58:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82530D 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 text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82530D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82530D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82530D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #82530D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82530D.

How #82530D 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#82530D
Protanopia#5D5D0B
Protanomaly#6E590C
Deuteranopia#666601
Deuteranomaly#725F06
Tritanopia#854E4E
Tritanomaly#84503D
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82530D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82530d: #82530D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82530D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82530d': '#82530D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.325, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_82530d">#82530D</color>
SVG fillfill="#82530D"

More Brown Colors

#82530D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#82530D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82530D?

#82530D is a dark brown — rgb(130, 83, 13) in RGB and hsl(36, 82%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.16.

What is the RGB value of #82530D?

#82530D is rgb(130, 83, 13) — red 130, green 83, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82530D?

#82530D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 90%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82530D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82530D scores 6.58:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82530D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82530D 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 12.37, which is visibly different.

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