Information about #3C3A0F color

#3C3A0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3C3A0F is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 58, 15) — 23.5% red, 22.7% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 18 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #3C3A0F 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 a near neighbor of Thatch Green (#403D19). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Olive (#373E02) and Pullman Green (#3B331C).

The recipe behind #3C3A0F is rgb(60, 58, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3C3A0F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3C3A0F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C3A0F color variations

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#3C3A0F 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 #3C3A0F

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

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3A0F
  • RGB60, 58, 15
  • CMYK0, 1, 18, 76
  • CSSrgb(60, 58, 15)
  • HSL57°, 60%, 15%
  • HSL Precise57.333°, 60%, 14.706%
  • HSV57°, 75%, 24%
  • HSB57°, 75%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.227, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.227, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.227, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3C3A0F
  • DECIMAL ID3947023
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01