Information about #525242 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained golden yellow, #525242 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Touchstone (#524F46). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lunar Green (#4E5541) and Mondo (#554D42).
The recipe behind #525242 is rgb(82, 82, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #525242 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#525242 color variations
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#525242 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#525242 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#525242 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#525242 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#525242 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #525242 color
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Nearest named colors to #525242
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#524F46
#4E5541
#554D42
#585044
#565740
#4C5544
#545942
#595442
#555349
#4C4E3F
#4F4E48
#4D503C
#525242 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#525242
- RGB82, 82, 66
- CMYK0, 0, 6, 68
- CSSrgb(82, 82, 66)
- HSL60°, 11%, 29%
- HSL Precise60°, 10.811%, 29.02%
- HSV60°, 20%, 32%
- HSB60°, 20%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.322, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.322, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.322, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID525242
- DECIMAL ID5395010
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
