Information about #554232 color

#554232 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#554232 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 66, 50) — 33.3% red, 25.9% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 14 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #554232 reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Millbrook (#594433). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Bronze (#51412D) and Brown Derby (#594537).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 66, 50)), which gives #554232 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — 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.

#554232 color variations

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

#554232 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 #554232

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

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Brown Derby color link
Brown Derby

#594537

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Rocky Road color link
Rocky Road

#57463A

Soho color link
Soho

#5A463A

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554232
  • RGB85, 66, 50
  • CMYK0, 7, 14, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 66, 50)
  • HSL27°, 26%, 26%
  • HSL Precise27.429°, 25.926%, 26.471%
  • HSV27°, 41%, 33%
  • HSB27°, 41%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.259, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.259, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.259, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554232
  • DECIMAL ID5587506
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01