Information about #38370F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#38370F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 55, 15) — 22% red, 21.6% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 16 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38370F reads as a confidently colored yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pullman Green (#3B331C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Tumbleweed (#37290E) and Thatch Green (#403D19).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 55, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #38370F: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38370F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38370F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38370F 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 #38370F

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

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

#38370F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38370F
  • RGB56, 55, 15
  • CMYK0, 0, 16, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 55, 15)
  • HSL59°, 58%, 14%
  • HSL Precise58.537°, 57.746%, 13.922%
  • HSV59°, 73%, 22%
  • HSB59°, 73%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.216, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.216, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.216, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID38370F
  • DECIMAL ID3684111
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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