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#3A331C

#3a331c ≈ Taupe

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#3a331c is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 20% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.07% magenta, 51.72% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 46°, with 34.88% saturation and 16.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 8.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0335

Complementary

  1. #3a331c
  2. #1c233a

Split complementary

  1. #3a331c
  2. #1c323a
  3. #241c3a

Analogous

  1. #3a241c
  2. #3a331c
  3. #323a1c

Triadic

  1. #3a331c
  2. #1c3a33
  3. #331c3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a331c
  2. #233a1c
  3. #1c233a
  4. #331c3a

Square

  1. #3a331c
  2. #1c3a24
  3. #1c233a
  4. #3a1c32

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c07
  2. #0e0c07
  3. #3a331c
  4. #6e6035
  5. #a18e4e

Shades

#3a331c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a331c
  2. #342e19
  3. #2e2916
  4. #292414
  5. #231f11
  6. #1d1a0e
  7. #17140b
  8. #110f08
  9. #0c0a06
  10. #060503
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a331c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a331c
  2. #4e4733
  3. #615c49
  4. #757060
  5. #898577
  6. #9d998e
  7. #b0ada4
  8. #c4c2bb
  9. #d8d6d2
  10. #ebebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a331c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a331c
  2. #413b26
  3. #484230
  4. #4f4a3a
  5. #565244
  6. #5d5a4e
  7. #646158
  8. #6b6962
  9. #72716c
  10. #797876
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36332c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38321a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39341d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e302d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39321b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a341d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3127 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a331c {
  color: #3a331c;
}
Background
.bg-3a331c {
  background-color: #3a331c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a331c {
  border: 2px solid #3a331c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a331c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 51 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 35% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a331c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a331c, #323a1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a331c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 51 28 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.60 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.15 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 10.11 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.24 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.63 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.83 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.73 #c5cce3 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Taupe
#3a331c  rgb(58, 51, 28)  hsl(46, 35%, 17%)  Taupe
#1c233a  rgb(28, 35, 58)  hsl(226, 35%, 17%)  Oxford Blue
#1c3a33  rgb(28, 58, 51)  hsl(166, 35%, 17%)  Phthalo Green
#331c3a  rgb(51, 28, 58)  hsl(286, 35%, 17%)  Eggplant