Information about #553E2A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#553E2A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 62, 42) — 33.3% red, 24.3% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 17 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned warm orange, #553E2A stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Bronze (#51412D). Slightly further away sit Weathered Bamboo (#593A27) and Bracken (#5B3D27).

The recipe behind #553E2A is rgb(85, 62, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #553E2A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#553E2A color variations

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

#553E2A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#553E2A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#553E2A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#553E2A 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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#553E2A 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 #553E2A

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

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Weathered Bamboo color link
Weathered Bamboo

#593A27

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

Antique Oak color link
Antique Oak

#5C3E29

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Carnaby Tan color link
Carnaby Tan

#5B3A24

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Triple Lumberjack color link
Triple Lumberjack

#5A372F

Dark Oak color link
Dark Oak

#55342B

Simmered Seaweed color link
Simmered Seaweed

#4C3D30

Dark Vermilion color link
Dark Vermilion

#593427

Jarrah Stain color link
Jarrah Stain

#57332C

#553E2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#553E2A
  • RGB85, 62, 42
  • CMYK0, 9, 17, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 62, 42)
  • HSL28°, 34%, 25%
  • HSL Precise27.907°, 33.858%, 24.902%
  • HSV28°, 51%, 33%
  • HSB28°, 51%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.243, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.243, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.243, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID553E2A
  • DECIMAL ID5586474
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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