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#95814B Color

#95814B is rgb(149, 129, 75) in RGB, hsl(44, 33%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 50%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Tan (#918151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95814B
HEX#95814B
RGBrgb(149, 129, 75)
HSLhsl(44, 33%, 44%)
HSVhsv(44, 50%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 50%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.077 89.7)
LABlab(54.92% 2.44 32.05)
LCHlch(54.92% 32.15 85.64)

What #95814B 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 #95814B, 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.

#95814B Channel Values

How #95814B 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 149 · G 129 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 33% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 50% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 50% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95814B 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #95814B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95814B; 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 #95814B

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 #95814B.

How #95814B 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#95814B
Protanopia#85854B
Protanomaly#8C834B
Deuteranopia#88884A
Deuteranomaly#8D854A
Tritanopia#997C7C
Tritanomaly#987E6C
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #95814B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-95814b: #95814B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95814B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95814b': '#95814B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.506, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_95814b">#95814B</color>
SVG fillfill="#95814B"

More Yellow Colors

#95814B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#95814B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95814B?

#95814B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(149, 129, 75) in RGB and hsl(44, 33%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Tan (#918151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #95814B?

#95814B is rgb(149, 129, 75) — red 149, green 129, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95814B?

#95814B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 50%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95814B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95814B scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95814B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95814B 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 21.71, which is visibly different.

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