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#B19643 Color

#B19643 is rgb(177, 150, 67) in RGB, hsl(45, 45%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 62%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B19643
HEX#B19643
RGBrgb(177, 150, 67)
HSLhsl(45, 45%, 48%)
HSVhsv(45, 62%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 62%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.107 91.3)
LABlab(63.33% 3.21 46.53)
LCHlch(63.33% 46.64 86.05)

What #B19643 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 #B19643, 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.

#B19643 Channel Values

How #B19643 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 177 · G 150 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 45% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 62% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 62% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B19643 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B19643

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B19643; 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 #B19643

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B19643.

How #B19643 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#B19643
Protanopia#9B9B43
Protanomaly#A49943
Deuteranopia#A0A041
Deuteranomaly#A79C42
Tritanopia#B78F8F
Tritanomaly#B49278
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B19643 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b19643: #B19643;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B19643;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b19643': '#B19643' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.588, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_b19643">#B19643</color>
SVG fillfill="#B19643"

More Yellow Colors

#B19643 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B19643 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B19643?

#B19643 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(177, 150, 67) in RGB and hsl(45, 45%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #B19643?

#B19643 is rgb(177, 150, 67) — red 177, green 150, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B19643?

#B19643 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 62%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B19643 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B19643 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B19643 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B19643 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 15.51, which is visibly different.

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