Information about #3E2D0F color

#3E2D0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3E2D0F falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 45, 15) — 24.3% red, 17.6% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 18 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3E2D0F reads as a strongly colored warm orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Autumn Depression (#3E290A). Slightly further away sit Brown Tumbleweed (#37290E) and Deep Oak (#412010).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(62, 45, 15)), which gives #3E2D0F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3E2D0F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3E2D0F color variations

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

#3E2D0F 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 #3E2D0F

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

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Brown Pod color link
Brown Pod

#3C241B

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E2D0F
  • RGB62, 45, 15
  • CMYK0, 7, 18, 76
  • CSSrgb(62, 45, 15)
  • HSL38°, 61%, 15%
  • HSL Precise38.298°, 61.039%, 15.098%
  • HSV38°, 76%, 24%
  • HSB38°, 76%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.176, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.176, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.176, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3E2D0F
  • DECIMAL ID4074767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01