Information about #5C462C color

#5C462C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5C462C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 70, 44) — 36.1% red, 27.5% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 19 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5C462C is a softly balanced orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Nightingale-brown (#5C4827). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Gamboge (#594627) and Irish Coffee (#62422B).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 70, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5C462C: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5C462C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5C462C color variations

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

#5C462C 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 #5C462C

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

Irish Coffee color link
Irish Coffee

#62422B

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Trailblazer color link
Trailblazer

#5F4C27

Antique Oak color link
Antique Oak

#5C3E29

Drumbeat color link
Drumbeat

#64432F

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Dallas color link
Dallas

#664A2D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C462C
  • RGB92, 70, 44
  • CMYK0, 9, 19, 64
  • CSSrgb(92, 70, 44)
  • HSL33°, 35%, 27%
  • HSL Precise32.5°, 35.294%, 26.667%
  • HSV33°, 52%, 36%
  • HSB33°, 52%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.275, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.275, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.275, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5C462C
  • DECIMAL ID6047276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01