Information about #5C5C4A color

#5C5C4A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5C5C4A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 92, 74) — 36.1% red, 36.1% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 7 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained yellow, #5C5C4A sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Stonewall (#615A47). Nearby in the Register you will also find Raptor (#585847) and Triple Tapa (#5B5A50).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 92, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5C5C4A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #5C5C4A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5C5C4A color variations

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#5C5C4A 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 #5C5C4A

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

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Iwai Brown color link
Iwai Brown

#5E5545

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C5C4A
  • RGB92, 92, 74
  • CMYK0, 0, 7, 64
  • CSSrgb(92, 92, 74)
  • HSL60°, 11%, 33%
  • HSL Precise60°, 10.843%, 32.549%
  • HSV60°, 20%, 36%
  • HSB60°, 20%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.361, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.361, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.361, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5C5C4A
  • DECIMAL ID6052938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01