Information about #3C3C11 color

#3C3C11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C3C11 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 60, 17) — 23.5% red, 23.5% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 17 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3C3C11 reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thatch Green (#403D19). Slightly further away sit Pullman Green (#3B331C) and Dark Olive (#373E02).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(60, 60, 17)), which gives #3C3C11 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C3C11: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3C3C11 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C3C11 color variations

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#3C3C11 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 #3C3C11

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

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

#3C3C11 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3C11
  • RGB60, 60, 17
  • CMYK0, 0, 17, 76
  • HSL60°, 56%, 15%
  • HSL Precise60°, 55.844%, 15.098%
  • HSV60°, 72%, 24%
  • HSB60°, 72%, 24%
  • HEX ID3C3C11
  • DECIMAL ID3947537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
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