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#87690D Color

#87690D is rgb(135, 105, 13) in RGB, hsl(45, 82%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 90%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87690D
HEX#87690D
RGBrgb(135, 105, 13)
HSLhsl(45, 82%, 29%)
HSVhsv(45, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 90%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.106 88)
LABlab(46.37% 6.29 49.69)
LCHlch(46.37% 50.08 82.79)

What #87690D 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 #87690D, 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.

#87690D Channel Values

How #87690D 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 135 · G 105 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 82% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 90% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.18:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87690D 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 text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87690D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87690D; 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 #87690D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87690D.

How #87690D 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#87690D
Protanopia#6F6F0C
Protanomaly#796D0C
Deuteranopia#747404
Deuteranomaly#7C7008
Tritanopia#8B6363
Tritanomaly#8A654E
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87690D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87690d: #87690D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87690D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87690d': '#87690D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.412, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_87690d">#87690D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87690D"

More Yellow Colors

#87690D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#87690D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87690D?

#87690D is a dark yellow — rgb(135, 105, 13) in RGB and hsl(45, 82%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #87690D?

#87690D is rgb(135, 105, 13) — red 135, green 105, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87690D?

#87690D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 90%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87690D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87690D scores 5.18:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87690D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87690D 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 17.92, which is visibly different.

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