Information about #5E5C4E color

#5E5C4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E5C4E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 92, 78) — 36.9% red, 36.1% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 6 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5E5C4E reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Tapa (#5B5A50). Slightly further away sit Smokey Ash (#5D5952) and Half Mondo (#62594D).

The recipe behind #5E5C4E is rgb(94, 92, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E5C4E: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #5E5C4E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E5C4E color variations

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

#5E5C4E 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 #5E5C4E

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

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Dragon color link
Dragon

#665E4C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5C4E
  • RGB94, 92, 78
  • CMYK0, 1, 6, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 92, 78)
  • HSL53°, 9%, 34%
  • HSL Precise52.5°, 9.302%, 33.725%
  • HSV53°, 17%, 37%
  • HSB53°, 17%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.361, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.361, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.361, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E5C4E
  • DECIMAL ID6184014
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01