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#82642B Color

#82642B is rgb(130, 100, 43) in RGB, hsl(39, 50%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 67%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82642B
HEX#82642B
RGBrgb(130, 100, 43)
HSLhsl(39, 50%, 34%)
HSVhsv(39, 67%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 67%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.084 81.1)
LABlab(44.59% 7.68 36.25)
LCHlch(44.59% 37.06 78.04)

What #82642B 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 #82642B, 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.

#82642B Channel Values

How #82642B 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 100 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 50% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 67% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 67% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.52:1 vs white · 3.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82642B 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 text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #82642B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82642B; 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 #82642B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82642B.

How #82642B 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#82642B
Protanopia#6A6A2B
Protanomaly#74682B
Deuteranopia#6F6F28
Deuteranomaly#776B29
Tritanopia#855F5F
Tritanomaly#84614F
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82642B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82642b: #82642B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82642B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82642b': '#82642B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.392, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_82642b">#82642B</color>
SVG fillfill="#82642B"

More Brown Colors

#82642B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#82642B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82642B?

#82642B is a dark brown — rgb(130, 100, 43) in RGB and hsl(39, 50%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #82642B?

#82642B is rgb(130, 100, 43) — red 130, green 100, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82642B?

#82642B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 67%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82642B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82642B scores 5.52:1 against white and 3.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82642B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82642B 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 22.1, which is visibly different.

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