Information about #555340 color

#555340 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#555340 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 83, 64) — 33.3% red, 32.5% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 8 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained yellow, #555340 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vault (#565740). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Grayish Amber (#595442) and Tabac (#585044).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 83, 64)), which gives #555340 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #555340: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #555340 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555340 color variations

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

#555340 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555340 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#555340 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#555340 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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#555340 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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#484054
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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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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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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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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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#54404C
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Nearest named colors to #555340

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

Vault color link
Vault

#565740

Dark Grayish Amber color link
Dark Grayish Amber

#595442

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Dark Grayish Lime Green color link
Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Groundbreaker color link
Groundbreaker

#5A4F40

Dark Grayish Brown color link
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

Panda color link
Panda

#544F3A

Lunar Green color link
Lunar Green

#4E5541

Dark Grayish Olive color link
Dark Grayish Olive

#595942

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Rock color link
Rock

#5A4D41

#555340 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555340
  • RGB85, 83, 64
  • CMYK0, 1, 8, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 83, 64)
  • HSL54°, 14%, 29%
  • HSL Precise54.286°, 14.094%, 29.216%
  • HSV54°, 25%, 33%
  • HSB54°, 25%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.325, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.325, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.325, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555340
  • DECIMAL ID5591872
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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