Information about #553916 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#553916 is a confidently colored 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 almost identical to Earthtone (#5D3A1A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pineapple (#563C0D) and Brown Bramble (#53331E).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 57, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #553916 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), 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.
#553916 color variations
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#553916 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#553916 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#553916 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#553916 color hues
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#553916 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 #553916 color
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Nearest named colors to #553916
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5D3A1A
#563C0D
#53331E
#4D400F
#4F301F
#4B3621
#554123
#5B3A24
#4B3C23
#593A27
#4E2D21
#593427
#553916 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553916
- RGB85, 57, 22
- CMYK0, 11, 25, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 57, 22)
- HSL33°, 59%, 21%
- HSL Precise33.333°, 58.879%, 20.98%
- HSV33°, 74%, 33%
- HSB33°, 74%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.224, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.224, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.224, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID553916
- DECIMAL ID5585174
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
