Information about #555E0F color

#555E0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#555E0F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 94, 15) — 33.3% red, 36.9% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 31 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#555E0F is a vivid, lively yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Saratoga (#555B10). Slightly further away sit Deep Olive (#595900) and Deep Apple Green (#4E5900).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 94, 15) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #555E0F: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #555E0F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#555E0F color variations

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

#555E0F 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 #555E0F

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

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

#555E0F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555E0F
  • RGB85, 94, 15
  • CMYK4, 0, 31, 63
  • HSL67°, 72%, 21%
  • HSL Precise66.835°, 72.477%, 21.373%
  • HSV67°, 84%, 37%
  • HSB67°, 84%, 37%
  • HEX ID555E0F
  • DECIMAL ID5594639
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
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