Information about #3E3F2C color

#3E3F2C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3E3F2C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 63, 44) — 24.3% red, 24.7% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 7 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3E3F2C reads as a gently muted sunny yellow 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 Grasslands (#3D3D2E). Slightly further away sit Scrub (#3D4031) and Log Cabin (#393E2E).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(62, 63, 44)), which gives #3E3F2C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #3E3F2C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3E3F2C color variations

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#3E3F2C 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 #3E3F2C

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

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Blackwood color link
Blackwood

#3F372E

Triple Mondo color link
Triple Mondo

#40372A

Mallard color link
Mallard

#3A4531

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E3F2C
  • RGB62, 63, 44
  • CMYK0, 0, 7, 75
  • CSSrgb(62, 63, 44)
  • HSL63°, 18%, 21%
  • HSL Precise63.158°, 17.757%, 20.98%
  • HSV63°, 30%, 25%
  • HSB63°, 30%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.247, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.247, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.247, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3E3F2C
  • DECIMAL ID4079404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01