Information about #404214 color

#404214 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #404214 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 66, 20) — 25.1% red, 25.9% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 18 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#404214 presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Thatch Green (#403D19). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bronzetone (#4D400F) and Lisbon Brown (#423921).

The recipe behind #404214 is rgb(64, 66, 20), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #404214 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#404214 color variations

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#404214 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 #404214

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

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404214
  • RGB64, 66, 20
  • CMYK1, 0, 18, 74
  • CSSrgb(64, 66, 20)
  • HSL63°, 53%, 17%
  • HSL Precise62.609°, 53.488%, 16.863%
  • HSV63°, 70%, 26%
  • HSB63°, 70%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.259, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.259, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.259, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID404214
  • DECIMAL ID4211220
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01