#846A2E Color

#846A2E is rgb(132, 106, 46) in RGB, hsl(42, 48%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 65%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#846A2E

HEX#846A2E

RGBrgb(132, 106, 46)

HSLhsl(42, 48%, 35%)

HSVhsv(42, 65%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 65%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.085 85.7)

LABlab(46.49% 5.43 36.87)

LCHlch(46.49% 37.26 81.62)

What #846A2E 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 #846A2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 8.11 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 8.87 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 9.43 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 10.52 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 11.4 Coyote Brown#81613CΔE 11.82

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#846A2E Channel Values

How #846A2E 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 132 · G 106 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 48% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 65% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 65% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.14:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #846A2E 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #846A2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #846A2E; 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 #846A2E

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 #846A2E 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#846A2E

Protanopia#6F6F2E

Protanomaly#786D2E

Deuteranopia#73732C

Deuteranomaly#7A702D

Tritanopia#886565

Tritanomaly#866754

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #846A2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-846a2e: #846A2E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #846A2E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-846a2e': '#846A2E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.416, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_846a2e">#846A2E</color>

SVG fillfill="#846A2E"

More Yellow Colors

#846A2E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#846A2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #846A2E?

#846A2E is a dark yellow — rgb(132, 106, 46) in RGB and hsl(42, 48%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #846A2E?

#846A2E is rgb(132, 106, 46) — red 132, green 106, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #846A2E?

#846A2E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 65%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #846A2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #846A2E scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #846A2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #846A2E 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 23.16, which is visibly different.

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