Information about #15140A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#15140A is a softly balanced golden yellow that sits very close to black. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Black (#18130E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fingertips (#130E0C) and Crowshead (#1C1208).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 20, 10) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #15140A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:92), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#15140A color variations
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#15140A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#15140A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15140A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#15140A color hues
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#15140A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #15140A color
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Nearest named colors to #15140A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#18130E
#130E0C
#1C1208
#1A1110
#1B1404
#121002
#100C08
#141414
#1B1811
#130A06
#1D1111
#1D1711
#15140A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15140A
- RGB21, 20, 10
- CMYK0, 0, 4, 92
- CSSrgb(21, 20, 10)
- HSL55°, 35%, 6%
- HSL Precise54.545°, 35.484%, 6.078%
- HSV55°, 52%, 8%
- HSB55°, 52%, 8%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.078, 0.039)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.078, 0.039, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.078, 0.039)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID15140A
- DECIMAL ID1381386
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
