#877331 Color

#877331 is rgb(135, 115, 49) in RGB, hsl(46, 47%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 64%, 47%) 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 4.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#877331

HEX#877331

RGBrgb(135, 115, 49)

HSLhsl(46, 47%, 36%)

HSVhsv(46, 64%, 53%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 64%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.089 92.4)

LABlab(49.33% 2.05 38.55)

LCHlch(49.33% 38.61 86.96)

What #877331 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 #877331, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 4.32 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 6.82 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 7.38 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 10.72 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 11.16 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 11.54

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

#877331 Channel Values

How #877331 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 135 · G 115 · B 49	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 46° · S 47% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 46° · S 64% · V 53%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 64% · K 47%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #877331 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 #877331

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #877331; 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 #877331

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 #877331 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#877331

Protanopia#777731

Protanomaly#7E7531

Deuteranopia#7A7A2F

Deuteranomaly#7F7730

Tritanopia#8B6D6D

Tritanomaly#8A705B

Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #877331 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-877331: #877331;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #877331;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-877331': '#877331' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.451, blue: 0.192)

Android XML<color name="color_877331">#877331</color>

SVG fillfill="#877331"

More Yellow Colors

#877331 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

#877331 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #877331?

#877331 is a dark yellow — rgb(135, 115, 49) in RGB and hsl(46, 47%, 36%) 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 4.32.

What is the RGB value of #877331?

#877331 is rgb(135, 115, 49) — red 135, green 115, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #877331?

#877331 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 64%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #877331 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #877331 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 #877331 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #877331 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 21.1, which is visibly different.

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