Information about #38392A color

#38392A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #38392A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(56, 57, 42) (22% red, 22.4% green, 16.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 6 / 78 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #38392A leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from El Paso (#39392C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Green Kelp (#393D2A) and Touch Wood (#3A372E).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 57, 42) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #38392A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#38392A color variations

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

#38392A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#38392A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#38392A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#38392A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#38392A 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
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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
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#312938
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#292F38
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#38292F
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Nearest named colors to #38392A

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

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Touch Wood color link
Touch Wood

#3A372E

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Thousand Year Old Brown color link
Thousand Year Old Brown

#3B3429

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Mediterranean Olive color link
Mediterranean Olive

#353F2A

Canopy color link
Canopy

#35332C

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Dark Ebony color link
Dark Ebony

#37312B

Bushtrack color link
Bushtrack

#3A312A

#38392A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38392A
  • RGB56, 57, 42
  • CMYK0, 0, 6, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 57, 42)
  • HSL64°, 15%, 19%
  • HSL Precise64°, 15.152%, 19.412%
  • HSV64°, 26%, 22%
  • HSB64°, 26%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.224, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.224, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.224, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID38392A
  • DECIMAL ID3684650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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