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#90751D Color

#90751D is rgb(144, 117, 29) in RGB, hsl(46, 66%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 80%, 44%) 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 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#90751D
HEX#90751D
RGBrgb(144, 117, 29)
HSLhsl(46, 66%, 34%)
HSVhsv(46, 80%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 80%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.107 90.7)
LABlab(50.72% 4.30 48.84)
LCHlch(50.72% 49.03 84.97)

What #90751D 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 #90751D, 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.

#90751D Channel Values

How #90751D 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 144 · G 117 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 66% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 80% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 80% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #90751D 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 text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #90751D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #90751D; 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 #90751D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #90751D.

How #90751D 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#90751D
Protanopia#7A7A1C
Protanomaly#83781D
Deuteranopia#7F7F19
Deuteranomaly#867B1A
Tritanopia#956E6E
Tritanomaly#937159
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #90751D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-90751d: #90751D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #90751D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-90751d': '#90751D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.459, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_90751d">#90751D</color>
SVG fillfill="#90751D"

More Yellow Colors

#90751D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#90751D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #90751D?

#90751D is a dark yellow — rgb(144, 117, 29) in RGB and hsl(46, 66%, 34%) 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 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #90751D?

#90751D is rgb(144, 117, 29) — red 144, green 117, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #90751D?

#90751D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 80%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #90751D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #90751D scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #90751D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #90751D 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 15.58, which is visibly different.

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