Information about #5A4E42 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5A4E42 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 78, 66) — 35.3% red, 30.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 9 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5A4E42 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Grayish Brown (#594E42). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rock (#5A4D41) and Cork (#5A4C42).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 78, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A4E42: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #5A4E42 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5A4E42 color variations

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

#5A4E42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5A4E42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5A4E42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5A4E42 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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#5A4E42 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 #5A4E42

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

Dark Grayish Brown color link
Dark Grayish Brown

#594E42

Rock color link
Rock

#5A4D41

Cork color link
Cork

#5A4C42

Groundbreaker color link
Groundbreaker

#5A4F40

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Saddle color link
Saddle

#5D4E46

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Dark Grayish Vermilion color link
Dark Grayish Vermilion

#594842

Dark Grayish Amber color link
Dark Grayish Amber

#595442

Rough N Tumble color link
Rough N Tumble

#5B4C48

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

#5A4E42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A4E42
  • RGB90, 78, 66
  • CMYK0, 5, 9, 65
  • CSSrgb(90, 78, 66)
  • HSL30°, 15%, 31%
  • HSL Precise30°, 15.385%, 30.588%
  • HSV30°, 27%, 35%
  • HSB30°, 27%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.306, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.306, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.306, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A4E42
  • DECIMAL ID5918274
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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