Information about #423C1E color

#423C1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#423C1E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 60, 30) — 25.9% red, 23.5% green, 11.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 14 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#423C1E presents itself as a mildly saturated yellow — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lisbon Brown (#423921). Slightly further away sit Longbush (#413922) and Thatch Green (#403D19).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 60, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #423C1E: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #423C1E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#423C1E color variations

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#423C1E 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 #423C1E

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

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Jacko Bean color link
Jacko Bean

#413628

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#423C1E
  • RGB66, 60, 30
  • CMYK0, 2, 14, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 60, 30)
  • HSL50°, 38%, 19%
  • HSL Precise50°, 37.5%, 18.824%
  • HSV50°, 55%, 26%
  • HSB50°, 55%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.235, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.235, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.235, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID423C1E
  • DECIMAL ID4340766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01