Information about #5E5845 color

#5E5845 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E5845 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 88, 69) — 36.9% red, 34.5% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 10 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5E5845 reads as a calm, restrained yellow 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 Iwai Brown (#5E5545). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Arrowtown (#615847) and Triple Stonewall (#615A47).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 88, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E5845: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E5845 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E5845 color variations

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

#5E5845 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 #5E5845

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

Iwai Brown color link
Iwai Brown

#5E5545

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Umber color link
Umber

#635147

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Wombat color link
Wombat

#675744

Vault color link
Vault

#565740

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5845
  • RGB94, 88, 69
  • CMYK0, 2, 10, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 88, 69)
  • HSL46°, 15%, 32%
  • HSL Precise45.6°, 15.337%, 31.961%
  • HSV46°, 27%, 37%
  • HSB46°, 27%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.345, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.345, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.345, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E5845
  • DECIMAL ID6182981
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01