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#91866E Color

#91866E is rgb(145, 134, 110) in RGB, hsl(41, 14%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Toad (#8B7D6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91866E
HEX#91866E
RGBrgb(145, 134, 110)
HSLhsl(41, 14%, 50%)
HSVhsv(41, 24%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.037 86.3)
LABlab(56.42% 1.30 14.56)
LCHlch(56.42% 14.62 84.91)

What #91866E 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 #91866E, 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.

#91866E Channel Values

How #91866E 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 145 · G 134 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 14% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 24% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 24% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91866E 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #91866E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91866E; 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 #91866E

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 #91866E 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#91866E
Protanopia#88886E
Protanomaly#8C876E
Deuteranopia#8A8A6E
Deuteranomaly#8D886E
Tritanopia#938383
Tritanomaly#92847B
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #91866E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91866e: #91866E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91866E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91866e': '#91866E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.525, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_91866e">#91866E</color>
SVG fillfill="#91866E"

More Yellow Colors

#91866E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#91866E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91866E?

#91866E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(145, 134, 110) in RGB and hsl(41, 14%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Toad (#8B7D6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.54.

What is the RGB value of #91866E?

#91866E is rgb(145, 134, 110) — red 145, green 134, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91866E?

#91866E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91866E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91866E scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91866E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91866E 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 14.89, which is visibly different.

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