Information about #383825 color

#383825 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #383825 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(56, 56, 37) (22% red, 22% green, 14.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 7 / 78 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned golden yellow, #383825 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 practically indistinguishable from Graphite (#383428). Slightly further away sit Creole (#393227) and Thousand Year Old Brown (#3B3429).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 56, 37) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383825: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — 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.

#383825 color variations

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

#383825 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 #383825

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

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Bushtrack color link
Bushtrack

#3A312A

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Canopy color link
Canopy

#35332C

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383825
  • RGB56, 56, 37
  • CMYK0, 0, 7, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 56, 37)
  • HSL60°, 20%, 18%
  • HSL Precise60°, 20.43%, 18.235%
  • HSV60°, 34%, 22%
  • HSB60°, 34%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.220, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.220, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.220, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383825
  • DECIMAL ID3684389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01