Information about #3F3E09 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3F3E09 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 62, 9) — 24.7% red, 24.3% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 21 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #3F3E09 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 near neighbor of Dark Olive (#373E02). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bronzetone (#4D400F) and Thatch Green (#403D19).

In RGB terms — rgb(63, 62, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3F3E09 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3F3E09 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3F3E09 color variations

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#3F3E09 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 #3F3E09

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

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Navy Green color link
Navy Green

#35530A

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

#3F3E09 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F3E09
  • RGB63, 62, 9
  • CMYK0, 0, 21, 75
  • HSL59°, 75%, 14%
  • HSL Precise58.889°, 75%, 14.118%
  • HSV59°, 86%, 25%
  • HSB59°, 86%, 25%
  • HEX ID3F3E09
  • DECIMAL ID4144649
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
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