#945900 Color

#945900 is rgb(148, 89, 0) in RGB, hsl(36, 100%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#945900

HEX#945900

RGBrgb(148, 89, 0)

HSLhsl(36, 100%, 29%)

HSVhsv(36, 100%, 58%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.115 66.6)

LABlab(43.87% 20.97 52.06)

LCHlch(43.87% 56.12 68.06)

What #945900 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 #945900, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Golden Brown#996515ΔE 6.03 Windsor Tan#A75502ΔE 10.85 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 11.36 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 11.88 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 12.81 Chocolate (Traditional)#7B3F00ΔE 13.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#945900 Channel Values

How #945900 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 148 · G 89 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 36° · S 100% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 36° · S 100% · V 58%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 100% · K 42%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.69:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #945900 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 text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #945900

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #945900; 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 #945900

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 #945900 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#945900

Protanopia#666600

Protanomaly#7B6100

Deuteranopia#717100

Deuteranomaly#806800

Tritanopia#975353

Tritanomaly#965641

Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #945900 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-945900: #945900;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #945900;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-945900': '#945900' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.349, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_945900">#945900</color>

SVG fillfill="#945900"

More Brown Colors

#945900 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

945b00 944a0a 946000 942700 965a3e 923c01 973c00 8f4f00 976f3b 8e600b 992900 8c3417 9e4200 b75b1a c46210 d17d00 1f0800 381f00 472e00 523400 63331c 6f4e37 7a5510 845210

#945900 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #945900?

#945900 is a dark brown — rgb(148, 89, 0) in RGB and hsl(36, 100%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #945900?

#945900 is rgb(148, 89, 0) — red 148, green 89, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #945900?

#945900 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #945900 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #945900 scores 5.69:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #945900 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #945900 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 13.99, which is visibly different.

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