Information about #523F34 color

#523F34 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#523F34 falls into the Orange Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(82, 63, 52) — 32.2% red, 24.7% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 12 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #523F34 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Royal Brown (#523B35). Slightly further away sit Paco (#4F4037) and Van Cleef (#523936).

The recipe behind #523F34 is rgb(82, 63, 52), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #523F34: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — 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.

#523F34 color variations

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#523F34 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 #523F34

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

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Brown Derby color link
Brown Derby

#594537

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#523F34
  • RGB82, 63, 52
  • CMYK0, 7, 12, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 63, 52)
  • HSL22°, 22%, 26%
  • HSL Precise22°, 22.388%, 26.275%
  • HSV22°, 37%, 32%
  • HSB22°, 37%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.247, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.247, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.247, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID523F34
  • DECIMAL ID5390132
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01