Information about #38350F color

#38350F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38350F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 53, 15) — 22% red, 20.8% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 16 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#38350F presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brown Tumbleweed (#37290E). Slightly further away sit Pullman Green (#3B331C) and Autumn Depression (#3E290A).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 53, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #38350F: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #38350F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#38350F color variations

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#38350F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #38350F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38350F
  • RGB56, 53, 15
  • CMYK0, 1, 16, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 53, 15)
  • HSL56°, 58%, 14%
  • HSL Precise55.61°, 57.746%, 13.922%
  • HSV56°, 73%, 22%
  • HSB56°, 73%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.208, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.208, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.208, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID38350F
  • DECIMAL ID3683599
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01