#866304 Color

#866304 is rgb(134, 99, 4) in RGB, hsl(44, 94%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 97%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#866304

HEX#866304

RGBrgb(134, 99, 4)

HSLhsl(44, 94%, 27%)

HSVhsv(44, 97%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 97%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.106 83.9)

LABlab(44.60% 9.00 50.41)

LCHlch(44.60% 51.21 79.87)

What #866304 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 #866304, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 5.72 Golden Brown#996515ΔE 8.56 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 13.47 Violin Brown#674403ΔE 16.33 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 17.21 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 17.57

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#866304 Channel Values

How #866304 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 134 · G 99 · B 4	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 44° · S 94% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 44° · S 97% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 97% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.53:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #866304 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #866304

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #866304; 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 #866304

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 #866304 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#866304

Protanopia#6A6A02

Protanomaly#766703

Deuteranopia#707000

Deuteranomaly#796B00

Tritanopia#8A5D5D

Tritanomaly#885F49

Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #866304 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-866304: #866304;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #866304;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-866304': '#866304' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.388, blue: 0.016)

Android XML<color name="color_866304">#866304</color>

SVG fillfill="#866304"

More Yellow Colors

#866304 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

#866304 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #866304?

#866304 is a dark yellow — rgb(134, 99, 4) in RGB and hsl(44, 94%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #866304?

#866304 is rgb(134, 99, 4) — red 134, green 99, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #866304?

#866304 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 97%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #866304 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #866304 scores 5.53:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #866304 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #866304 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.84, which is visibly different.

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