Information about #404229 color

#404229 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#404229 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(64, 66, 41) — 25.1% red, 25.9% green, 16.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 10 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #404229 reads as a softly toned golden yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bathurst (#3C4027). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Woodrush (#45402B) and Grasslands (#3D3D2E).

The recipe behind #404229 is rgb(64, 66, 41), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #404229: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #404229 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#404229 color variations

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

#404229 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 #404229

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

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Mallard color link
Mallard

#3A4531

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#404229
  • RGB64, 66, 41
  • CMYK1, 0, 10, 74
  • CSSrgb(64, 66, 41)
  • HSL65°, 23%, 21%
  • HSL Precise64.8°, 23.364%, 20.98%
  • HSV65°, 38%, 26%
  • HSB65°, 38%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.259, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.259, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.259, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID404229
  • DECIMAL ID4211241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01