Information about #595740 color

#595740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#595740 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(89, 87, 64) — 34.9% red, 34.1% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 10 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#595740 presents itself as a calm, restrained yellow — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Grayish Olive (#595942). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vault (#565740) and Dark Grayish Amber (#595442).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 87, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #595740 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#595740 color variations

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

#595740 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#595740 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#595740 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#595740 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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#595740 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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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 #595740

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

Dark Grayish Olive color link
Dark Grayish Olive

#595942

Vault color link
Vault

#565740

Dark Grayish Amber color link
Dark Grayish Amber

#595442

Dark Grayish Lime Green color link
Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Hibernate color link
Hibernate

#5A5539

Iwai Brown color link
Iwai Brown

#5E5545

Groundbreaker color link
Groundbreaker

#5A4F40

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Blue Black Crayfish color link
Blue Black Crayfish

#52593B

Dark Grayish Brown color link
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

#595740 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#595740
  • RGB89, 87, 64
  • CMYK0, 1, 10, 65
  • CSSrgb(89, 87, 64)
  • HSL55°, 16%, 30%
  • HSL Precise55.2°, 16.34%, 30%
  • HSV55°, 28%, 35%
  • HSB55°, 28%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.341, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.341, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.341, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID595740
  • DECIMAL ID5855040
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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