Information about #595549 color

#595549 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #595549 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 85, 73) — 34.9% red, 33.3% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 6 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #595549 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Masala (#57534B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Raptor (#585847) and Walnut Brown (#5C5248).

The recipe behind #595549 is rgb(89, 85, 73), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #595549 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #595549 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#595549 color variations

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

#595549 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 #595549

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

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Alcatraz color link
Alcatraz

#5A504B

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Iwai Brown color link
Iwai Brown

#5E5545

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#595549
  • RGB89, 85, 73
  • CMYK0, 2, 6, 65
  • CSSrgb(89, 85, 73)
  • HSL45°, 10%, 32%
  • HSL Precise45°, 9.877%, 31.765%
  • HSV45°, 18%, 35%
  • HSB45°, 18%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.333, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.333, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.333, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID595549
  • DECIMAL ID5854537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01