Information about #38321E color

#38321E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38321E falls into the Yellow Color FamilyMild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 50, 30) — 22% red, 19.6% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 10 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38321E reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pullman Green (#3B331C). Slightly further away sit Cola (#3C3024) and Sambuca (#3B2E25).

The recipe behind #38321E is rgb(56, 50, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38321E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38321E color variations

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

#38321E 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 #38321E

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

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Coffee Bean color link
Coffee Bean

#362D26

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38321E
  • RGB56, 50, 30
  • CMYK0, 2, 10, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 50, 30)
  • HSL46°, 30%, 17%
  • HSL Precise46.154°, 30.233%, 16.863%
  • HSV46°, 46%, 22%
  • HSB46°, 46%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.196, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.196, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.196, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID38321E
  • DECIMAL ID3682846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01