Information about #56462A color

#56462A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#56462A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 70, 42) — 33.7% red, 27.5% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 17 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#56462A is a moderately toned warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Gamboge (#594627). Slightly further away sit Codium Fragile Seaweed (#524B2A) and Nightingale-brown (#5C4827).

The recipe behind #56462A is rgb(86, 70, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. 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:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #56462A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#56462A color variations

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

#56462A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#56462A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#56462A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#56462A 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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#56462A 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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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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#2A5546
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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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Nearest named colors to #56462A

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

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Nightingale-brown color link
Nightingale-brown

#5C4827

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Antique Oak color link
Antique Oak

#5C3E29

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

#56462A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56462A
  • RGB86, 70, 42
  • CMYK0, 6, 17, 66
  • CSSrgb(86, 70, 42)
  • HSL38°, 34%, 25%
  • HSL Precise38.182°, 34.375%, 25.098%
  • HSV38°, 51%, 34%
  • HSB38°, 51%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.275, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.275, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.275, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID56462A
  • DECIMAL ID5654058
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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