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#82684A Color

#82684A is rgb(130, 104, 74) in RGB, hsl(32, 27%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 43%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Bister(french Bistre) (#856D4D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82684A
HEX#82684A
RGBrgb(130, 104, 74)
HSLhsl(32, 27%, 40%)
HSVhsv(32, 43%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 43%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.055 70.2)
LABlab(46.05% 7.56 21.05)
LCHlch(46.05% 22.37 70.26)

What #82684A 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 #82684A, 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.

#82684A Channel Values

How #82684A 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 104 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 27% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 43% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 43% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82684A 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 text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #82684A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82684A; 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 #82684A

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 #82684A 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#82684A
Protanopia#6D6D4A
Protanomaly#766B4A
Deuteranopia#717149
Deuteranomaly#786E49
Tritanopia#846565
Tritanomaly#83665B
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #82684A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82684a: #82684A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82684A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82684a': '#82684A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.408, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_82684a">#82684A</color>
SVG fillfill="#82684A"

More Brown Colors

#82684A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#82684A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82684A?

#82684A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(130, 104, 74) in RGB and hsl(32, 27%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Bister(french Bistre) (#856D4D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #82684A?

#82684A is rgb(130, 104, 74) — red 130, green 104, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82684A?

#82684A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 43%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82684A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82684A scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82684A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82684A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 22.42, which is visibly different.

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