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Information about #5B550D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5B550D belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(91, 85, 13) (35.7% red, 33.3% green, 5.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 31 / 64 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5B550D presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Saratoga (#555B10). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Olive Brown (#645403) and Deep Olive (#595900).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 85, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5B550D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #5B550D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B550D color variations

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

#5B550D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B550D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B550D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B550D 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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#5B550D 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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#13590D
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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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#590D39
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Nearest named colors to #5B550D

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

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Deep Apple Green color link
Deep Apple Green

#4E5900

Greenish Brown color link
Greenish Brown

#696112

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Antique Bronze color link
Antique Bronze

#665D1E

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

#5B550D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B550D
  • RGB91, 85, 13
  • CMYK0, 2, 31, 64
  • CSSrgb(91, 85, 13)
  • HSL55°, 75%, 20%
  • HSL Precise55.385°, 75%, 20.392%
  • HSV55°, 86%, 36%
  • HSB55°, 86%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.333, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.333, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.333, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5B550D
  • DECIMAL ID5985549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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