#847439 Color

#847439 is rgb(132, 116, 57) in RGB, hsl(47, 40%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847439

HEX#847439

RGBrgb(132, 116, 57)

HSLhsl(47, 40%, 37%)

HSVhsv(47, 57%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.081 94.5)

LABlab(49.38% 0.60 34.49)

LCHlch(49.38% 34.49 89.00)

What #847439 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 #847439, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 4.22 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 7.36 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 8.1 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 8.4 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 10.38 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 10.51

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#847439 Channel Values

How #847439 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 116 · B 57	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 47° · S 40% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 47° · S 57% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 57% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.63:1 vs white · 4.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847439 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 text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #847439

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #847439; 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 #847439

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 #847439 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#847439

Protanopia#777739

Protanomaly#7C7639

Deuteranopia#7A7A38

Deuteranomaly#7E7738

Tritanopia#886F6F

Tritanomaly#87715E

Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #847439 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847439: #847439;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847439;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847439': '#847439' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.455, blue: 0.224)

Android XML<color name="color_847439">#847439</color>

SVG fillfill="#847439"

More Yellow Colors

#847439 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

#847439 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847439?

#847439 is a dark yellow — rgb(132, 116, 57) in RGB and hsl(47, 40%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.22.

What is the RGB value of #847439?

#847439 is rgb(132, 116, 57) — red 132, green 116, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847439?

#847439 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847439 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #847439 scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #847439 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #847439 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 18.86, which is visibly different.

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