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#896815 Color

#896815 is rgb(137, 104, 21) in RGB, hsl(43, 73%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 46%) 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 5.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#896815
HEX#896815
RGBrgb(137, 104, 21)
HSLhsl(43, 73%, 31%)
HSVhsv(43, 85%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.103 84.8)
LABlab(46.36% 7.94 47.52)
LCHlch(46.36% 48.17 80.51)

What #896815 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 #896815, 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.

#896815 Channel Values

How #896815 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 137 · G 104 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 73% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 85% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 85% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.18:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #896815 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #896815

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #896815; 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 #896815

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 #896815 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#896815
Protanopia#6F6F14
Protanomaly#7A6C14
Deuteranopia#74740E
Deuteranomaly#7D7011
Tritanopia#8D6262
Tritanomaly#8B644E
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #896815 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-896815: #896815;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #896815;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-896815': '#896815' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.408, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_896815">#896815</color>
SVG fillfill="#896815"

More Yellow Colors

#896815 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#896815 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #896815?

#896815 is a dark yellow — rgb(137, 104, 21) in RGB and hsl(43, 73%, 31%) 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 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #896815?

#896815 is rgb(137, 104, 21) — red 137, green 104, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #896815?

#896815 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #896815 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #896815 scores 5.18:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #896815 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #896815 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 20.2, which is visibly different.

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