Information about #404016 color

#404016 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #404016 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 64, 22) — 25.1% red, 25.1% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 16 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #404016 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thatch Green (#403D19). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lisbon Brown (#423921) and Longbush (#413922).

In RGB terms — rgb(64, 64, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #404016 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#404016 color variations

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

#404016 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 #404016

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

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404016
  • RGB64, 64, 22
  • CMYK0, 0, 16, 75
  • CSSrgb(64, 64, 22)
  • HSL60°, 49%, 17%
  • HSL Precise60°, 48.837%, 16.863%
  • HSV60°, 66%, 25%
  • HSB60°, 66%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.251, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.251, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.251, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID404016
  • DECIMAL ID4210710
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01