Information about #38351E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#38351E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 53, 30) — 22% red, 20.8% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 10 / 78. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #38351E reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in 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 Mikado (#3F3623) and Cola (#3C3024).

The recipe behind #38351E is rgb(56, 53, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #38351E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#38351E color variations

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#38351E 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 #38351E

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

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

#38351E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38351E
  • RGB56, 53, 30
  • CMYK0, 1, 10, 78
  • HSL53°, 30%, 17%
  • HSL Precise53.077°, 30.233%, 16.863%
  • HSV53°, 46%, 22%
  • HSB53°, 46%, 22%
  • HEX ID38351E
  • DECIMAL ID3683614
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
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