Close to Espresso
#36331A
#36331A is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 21.2% red, 20% green, and 10.2% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #36331A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.76:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.65:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.76:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.65:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #36331A as they’d see it.
#36331A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #36331A
What color is #36331A?
#36331A is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 21.2% red, 20% green, and 10.2% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #36331A in RGB?
#36331A is rgb(54, 51, 26): 54 red, 51 green, and 26 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #36331A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 52, 79). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #36331A?
PANTONE 448 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #36331A?
Its complement #2F3049 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.