Information about #40422C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained golden yellow, #40422C carries a shadowy depth. 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 practically indistinguishable from Woodrush (#45402B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grasslands (#3D3D2E) and Scrub (#3D4031).
The recipe behind #40422C is rgb(64, 66, 44), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #40422C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (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. #40422C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#40422C color variations
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#40422C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#40422C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#40422C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#40422C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#40422C 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 #40422C color
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Nearest named colors to #40422C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#45402B
#3D3D2E
#3D4031
#3C4027
#473F2D
#48412B
#48402C
#393E2E
#3A4531
#3C492F
#393D2A
#3D4035
#40422C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#40422C
- RGB64, 66, 44
- CMYK1, 0, 9, 74
- CSSrgb(64, 66, 44)
- HSL65°, 20%, 22%
- HSL Precise65.455°, 20%, 21.569%
- HSV65°, 33%, 26%
- HSB65°, 33%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
- GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.259, 0.173)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.259, 0.173, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.259, 0.173)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID40422C
- DECIMAL ID4211244
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
