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#954528 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #954528 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#954528 Color Information

#954528 RGB value is (149, 69, 40). The hex color red value is 149, green is 69, and blue is 40. Its HSL format shows a hue of 16°, saturation of 58 percent, and lightness of37 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 54 percent, 73 percent, 42percent.

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#954528 Color Meaning

Color #954528 conveys earthy intensity, mineral depth, and grounded warmth. Color #954528 is a deep, reddish brown that mirrors oxidized copper ore or roasted clay—dense, warm, and slightly granular. Unlike chocolate, #954528 carries metallic memory; unlike rust, #954528 feels more refined. In architectural and product design, #954528 hue signals durability with heritage, common in terracotta tiles, leather goods, and artisan tools. Environmental psychology links such tones to increased feelings of stability and authenticity in retail and hospitality. Functionally, color #954528 serves as a stable anchor in warm palettes. #954528 pairs beautifully with olive, cream, and slate, creating compositions that feel rooted yet modern. Digital use is strong in dark-mode interfaces, where #954528 reduces glare while maintaining warmth. Print reproduction is superb on textured papers, enhancing its tactile appeal. Consumer studies show products in color #954528 are perceived as more hand-finished and durable than those in standard browns. Culturally, color #954528 reflects labor that transforms—mining, molding, firing. #954528 appears in craft cooperatives, heritage restoration, and slow design as a symbol of process over product. Spiritually, #954528 connects to the root chakra’s foundational mode: being as making. Designers choose color #954528 when they want to signal depth with warmth. Its richness is earned through fire.

Color Conversion

Convert #954528 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#954528
RGB
rgb(149, 69, 40)
HSL
hsl(16°, 58%, 37%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 42%)
HSV
hsv(16°, 73%, 58%)
XYZ
14.9056 10.7990 3.3063
Yxy
10.7990 0.5138 0.3722
Hunter Lab
32.8618 1.4181 0.8187
CIE-Lab
39.2399 31.5303 32.8451

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red149 / 255 (58%)
58%
Green69 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue40 / 255 (16%)
16%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta54 / 100 (54%)
54%
Yellow73 / 100 (73%)
73%
Key (Black)42 / 100 (42%)
42%

Color Variations

#954528 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#954528 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #954528 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.65:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.65:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.65:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #954528 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#954528

protanopia

#72722f

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #954528;

Text Color

color: #954528;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #954528;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #95452840;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #954528;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #954528 0%, #5a2a18 100%);

#954528 Color FAQs

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