Information about #3C3520 color

#3C3520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3C3520 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 53, 32) — 23.5% red, 20.8% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 11 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #3C3520 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mikado (#3F3623). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pullman Green (#3B331C) and Cola (#3C3024).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 53, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3C3520 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), 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.

#3C3520 color variations

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

#3C3520 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C4B792

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White

#FFFFFF

#3C3520 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2F2A19

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#231F13

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#17150C

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Black

#000000

#3C3520 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3C3520 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#373B20

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#3B2920

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#3B2021

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#3B202C

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#3C3520 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
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#20273C
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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
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#27203C
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#20353C
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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
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#3C2720
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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
#3C3520
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#203C35
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#35203C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#273C20
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#20273C
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#35203C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#203C27
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#20273C
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#3C2035
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Nearest named colors to #3C3520

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

Pullman Green color link
Pullman Green

#3B331C

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Bivouac Green color link
Bivouac Green

#403225

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Thousand Year Old Brown color link
Thousand Year Old Brown

#3B3429

#3C3520 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3520
  • RGB60, 53, 32
  • CMYK0, 3, 11, 76
  • HSL45°, 30%, 18%
  • HSL Precise45°, 30.435%, 18.039%
  • HSV45°, 47%, 24%
  • HSB45°, 47%, 24%
  • HEX ID3C3520
  • DECIMAL ID3945760
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
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