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#867937 Color

#867937 is rgb(134, 121, 55) in RGB, hsl(50, 42%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#867937
HEX#867937
RGBrgb(134, 121, 55)
HSLhsl(50, 42%, 37%)
HSVhsv(50, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.088 98.3)
LABlab(50.97% -1.30 37.35)
LCHlch(50.97% 37.37 91.99)

What #867937 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 #867937, 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.

#867937 Channel Values

How #867937 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 134 · G 121 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 42% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 59% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 59% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #867937 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #867937

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #867937; 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 #867937

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 #867937 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#867937
Protanopia#7B7B37
Protanomaly#807A37
Deuteranopia#7D7D36
Deuteranomaly#817C36
Tritanopia#8B7373
Tritanomaly#897661
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #867937 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-867937: #867937;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #867937;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-867937': '#867937' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.475, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_867937">#867937</color>
SVG fillfill="#867937"

More Yellow Colors

#867937 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#867937 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #867937?

#867937 is a dark yellow — rgb(134, 121, 55) in RGB and hsl(50, 42%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.01.

What is the RGB value of #867937?

#867937 is rgb(134, 121, 55) — red 134, green 121, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #867937?

#867937 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #867937 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #867937 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #867937 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #867937 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 18.75, which is visibly different.

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