Information about #57551D color

#57551D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#57551D falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(87, 85, 29) — 34.1% red, 33.3% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 23 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #57551D reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Apple Green (#535927). Slightly further away sit Bronze Olive (#584C25) and Lucy Green (#4B531E).

The recipe behind #57551D is rgb(87, 85, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #57551D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#57551D color variations

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

#57551D 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 #57551D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#57551D
  • RGB87, 85, 29
  • CMYK0, 1, 23, 66
  • CSSrgb(87, 85, 29)
  • HSL58°, 50%, 23%
  • HSL Precise57.931°, 50%, 22.745%
  • HSV58°, 67%, 34%
  • HSB58°, 67%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.333, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.333, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.333, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID57551D
  • DECIMAL ID5723421
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01