Information about #552E0E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #552E0E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 46, 14) — 33.3% red, 18% green, 5.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 28 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#552E0E is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cioccolato (#55280C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seal Brown (#59260B) and Pineapple (#563C0D).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 46, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #552E0E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #552E0E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#552E0E color variations

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

#552E0E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#552E0E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#552E0E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#552E0E 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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#552E0E 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #552E0E

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

Cioccolato color link
Cioccolato

#55280C

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Brown Bramble color link
Brown Bramble

#53331E

Deep Gamboge color link
Deep Gamboge

#593800

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Deep Tangelo color link
Deep Tangelo

#592100

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Caput Mortuum color link
Caput Mortuum

#592720

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

#552E0E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#552E0E
  • RGB85, 46, 14
  • CMYK0, 15, 28, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 46, 14)
  • HSL27°, 72%, 19%
  • HSL Precise27.042°, 71.717%, 19.412%
  • HSV27°, 84%, 33%
  • HSB27°, 84%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.180, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.180, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.180, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID552E0E
  • DECIMAL ID5582350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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