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#918850 Color

#918850 is rgb(145, 136, 80) in RGB, hsl(52, 29%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Tan (#918151), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#918850
HEX#918850
RGBrgb(145, 136, 80)
HSLhsl(52, 29%, 44%)
HSVhsv(52, 45%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.077 100.3)
LABlab(56.52% -2.61 31.23)
LCHlch(56.52% 31.34 94.78)

What #918850 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 #918850, 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.

#918850 Channel Values

How #918850 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 136 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 29% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 45% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 45% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 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 #918850 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #918850

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #918850; 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 #918850

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 #918850 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#918850
Protanopia#8A8A50
Protanomaly#8D8950
Deuteranopia#8B8B4F
Deuteranomaly#8D8A50
Tritanopia#968383
Tritanomaly#948572
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #918850 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-918850: #918850;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #918850;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-918850': '#918850' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.533, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_918850">#918850</color>
SVG fillfill="#918850"

More Yellow Colors

#918850 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#918850 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #918850?

#918850 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(145, 136, 80) in RGB and hsl(52, 29%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Tan (#918151), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #918850?

#918850 is rgb(145, 136, 80) — red 145, green 136, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #918850?

#918850 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #918850 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #918850 scores 3.59:1 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 #918850 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #918850 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.19, which is visibly different.

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