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#888163 Color

#888163 is rgb(136, 129, 99) in RGB, hsl(49, 16%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow (#8A795D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#888163
HEX#888163
RGBrgb(136, 129, 99)
HSLhsl(49, 16%, 46%)
HSVhsv(49, 27%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.044 96.5)
LABlab(54.00% -1.00 17.34)
LCHlch(54.00% 17.37 93.32)

What #888163 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 #888163, 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.

#888163 Channel Values

How #888163 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 136 · G 129 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 16% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 27% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 27% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.91:1 vs white · 5.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #888163 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 text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #888163

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #888163; 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 #888163

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #888163.

How #888163 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#888163
Protanopia#828263
Protanomaly#858263
Deuteranopia#838363
Deuteranomaly#858263
Tritanopia#8B7E7E
Tritanomaly#8A7F74
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #888163 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-888163: #888163;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #888163;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-888163': '#888163' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.506, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_888163">#888163</color>
SVG fillfill="#888163"

More Yellow Colors

#888163 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#888163 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #888163?

#888163 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(136, 129, 99) in RGB and hsl(49, 16%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow (#8A795D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #888163?

#888163 is rgb(136, 129, 99) — red 136, green 129, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #888163?

#888163 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #888163 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #888163 scores 3.91:1 against white and 5.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #888163 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #888163 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 17.37, which is visibly different.

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