Information about #534E28 color

#534E28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #534E28 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 78, 40) — 32.5% red, 30.6% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 17 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated yellow, #534E28 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Codium Fragile Seaweed (#524B2A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bronze Olive (#584C25) and Dark Amber (#594D27).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 78, 40) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #534E28 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #534E28 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#534E28 color variations

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

#534E28 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 #534E28

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#534E28
  • RGB83, 78, 40
  • CMYK0, 2, 17, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 78, 40)
  • HSL53°, 35%, 24%
  • HSL Precise53.023°, 34.959%, 24.118%
  • HSV53°, 52%, 33%
  • HSB53°, 52%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.306, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.306, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.306, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID534E28
  • DECIMAL ID5459496
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01