Information about #5E5017 color

#5E5017 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E5017 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 80, 23) — 36.9% red, 31.4% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 28 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5E5017 is a strongly colored golden yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Mud Brown (#60460F). Slightly further away sit Bronze Olive (#584C25) and Saratoga (#555B10).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 80, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E5017 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E5017 color variations

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

#5E5017 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E5017 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E5017 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#756936

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Grey

#808080

#5E5017 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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#5E5017 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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#2C175E
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#17495E
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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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#5E2C17
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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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#175E50
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#50175E
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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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#255E17
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#50175E
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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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#175E2C
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#5E1749
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Nearest named colors to #5E5017

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

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Trailblazer color link
Trailblazer

#5F4C27

Antique Bronze color link
Antique Bronze

#665D1E

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

Nightingale-brown color link
Nightingale-brown

#5C4827

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

#5E5017 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5017
  • RGB94, 80, 23
  • CMYK0, 5, 28, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 80, 23)
  • HSL48°, 61%, 23%
  • HSL Precise48.169°, 60.684%, 22.941%
  • HSV48°, 76%, 37%
  • HSB48°, 76%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.314, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.314, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.314, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5E5017
  • DECIMAL ID6180887
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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