Information about #40421D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#40421D is a softly balanced golden yellow that carries a shadowy depth. 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 a hair away from Thatch Green (#403D19). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lisbon Brown (#423921) and Madras (#473E23).
The recipe behind #40421D is rgb(64, 66, 29), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #40421D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (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. #40421D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#40421D color variations
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#40421D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#40421D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#40421D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#40421D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#40421D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #40421D color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #40421D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#403D19
#423921
#473E23
#413922
#3C4027
#3F3623
#4B3C23
#3F3726
#364C20
#45402B
#393D2A
#3B331C
#40421D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#40421D
- RGB64, 66, 29
- CMYK1, 0, 15, 74
- CSSrgb(64, 66, 29)
- HSL63°, 39%, 19%
- HSL Precise63.243°, 38.947%, 18.627%
- HSV63°, 56%, 26%
- HSB63°, 56%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.259, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.259, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.259, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID40421D
- DECIMAL ID4211229
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
