Information about #524522 color

#524522 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #524522 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(82, 69, 34) — 32.2% red, 27.1% green, 13.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 19 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#524522 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kakadu (#554123). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Gamboge (#594627) and Bronze Olive (#584C25).

The recipe behind #524522 is rgb(82, 69, 34), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #524522 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #524522 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#524522 color variations

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

#524522 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 #524522

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

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#524522
  • RGB82, 69, 34
  • CMYK0, 5, 19, 68
  • CSSrgb(82, 69, 34)
  • HSL44°, 41%, 23%
  • HSL Precise43.75°, 41.379%, 22.745%
  • HSV44°, 59%, 32%
  • HSB44°, 59%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.271, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.271, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.271, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID524522
  • DECIMAL ID5391650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01