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#847501 Color

#847501 is rgb(132, 117, 1) in RGB, hsl(53, 98%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 99%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#847501
HEX#847501
RGBrgb(132, 117, 1)
HSLhsl(53, 98%, 26%)
HSVhsv(53, 99%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 99%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.116 100.4)
LABlab(49.36% -1.82 54.14)
LCHlch(49.36% 54.17 91.92)

What #847501 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 #847501, 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 yellow in the library.

#847501 Channel Values

How #847501 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 132 · G 117 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 98% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 99% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 99% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #847501 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #847501

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #847501; 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 #847501

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #847501.

How #847501 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#847501
Protanopia#787800
Protanomaly#7D7701
Deuteranopia#7A7A00
Deuteranomaly#7E7800
Tritanopia#8A6E6E
Tritanomaly#887156
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #847501 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-847501: #847501;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #847501;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-847501': '#847501' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.459, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_847501">#847501</color>
SVG fillfill="#847501"

More Yellow Colors

#847501 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#847501 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #847501?

#847501 is a dark yellow — rgb(132, 117, 1) in RGB and hsl(53, 98%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.34.

What is the RGB value of #847501?

#847501 is rgb(132, 117, 1) — red 132, green 117, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #847501?

#847501 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 99%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #847501 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #847501 scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #847501 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #847501 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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