Information about #25271B color

#25271B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#25271B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 39, 27) — 14.5% red, 15.3% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 5 / 85. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned golden yellow, #25271B stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Top Gear (#24221A). Slightly further away sit Ink (#27221F) and Black Chestnut Oak (#252321).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 39, 27) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #25271B: 15.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:85) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#25271B color variations

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

#25271B 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 #25271B

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

Top Gear color link
Top Gear

#24221A

Ink color link
Ink

#27221F

Cosmonaut color link
Cosmonaut

#26211F

Ivory Black color link
Ivory Black

#292421

Maire color link
Maire

#2A2922

Nero color link
Nero

#252525

Plock Gray color link
Plock Gray

#232224

Sooty color link
Sooty

#281D19

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#25271B
  • RGB37, 39, 27
  • CMYK1, 0, 5, 85
  • CSSrgb(37, 39, 27)
  • HSL70°, 18%, 13%
  • HSL Precise70°, 18.182%, 12.941%
  • HSV70°, 31%, 15%
  • HSB70°, 31%, 15%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.153, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.153, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.153, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID25271B
  • DECIMAL ID2434843
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01