Information about #55480E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#55480E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 72, 14) — 33.3% red, 28.2% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 28 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55480E reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Mud Brown (#60460F). Slightly further away sit Bronzetone (#4D400F) and Pineapple (#563C0D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 72, 14)), which gives #55480E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. 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, #55480E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55480E color variations

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

#55480E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55480E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55480E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55480E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#532A0D

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#55480E 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
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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
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#240E53
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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
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#53240E
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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
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#0E5347
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#470E53
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#1A530E
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#0E1A53
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#0E5324
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#0E1A53
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#530E3D
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Nearest named colors to #55480E

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

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Deep Amber color link
Deep Amber

#594300

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Violin Brown color link
Violin Brown

#674403

Deep Gamboge color link
Deep Gamboge

#593800

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

#55480E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55480E
  • RGB85, 72, 14
  • CMYK0, 5, 28, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 72, 14)
  • HSL49°, 72%, 19%
  • HSL Precise49.014°, 71.717%, 19.412%
  • HSV49°, 84%, 33%
  • HSB49°, 84%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.282, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.282, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.282, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID55480E
  • DECIMAL ID5589006
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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