Information about #3F402B color

#3F402B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3F402B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 64, 43) — 24.7% red, 25.1% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 8 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3F402B reads as a softly toned golden yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. 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 hair away from Grasslands (#3D3D2E). Slightly further away sit Bathurst (#3C4027) and Woodrush (#45402B).

In RGB terms — rgb(63, 64, 43) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3F402B: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3F402B color variations

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#3F402B 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 #3F402B

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

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Triple Mondo color link
Triple Mondo

#40372A

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F402B
  • RGB63, 64, 43
  • CMYK0, 0, 8, 75
  • CSSrgb(63, 64, 43)
  • HSL63°, 20%, 21%
  • HSL Precise62.857°, 19.626%, 20.98%
  • HSV63°, 33%, 25%
  • HSB63°, 33%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.251, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.251, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.251, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3F402B
  • DECIMAL ID4145195
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01