Information about #424501 color

#424501 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#424501 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 69, 1) — 25.9% red, 27.1% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 27 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#424501 is a pure, full-strength golden yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Olive (#373E02). Slightly further away sit Xander (#44500C) and Verdun Green (#495400).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 69, 1) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #424501 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#424501 color variations

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

#424501 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#424501 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#424501 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#424501 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#424501 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
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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
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#270146
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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
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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
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#460143
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #424501

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

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Deep Lime Green color link
Deep Lime Green

#435900

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Navy Green color link
Navy Green

#35530A

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Deep Spring Bud color link
Deep Spring Bud

#385900

Deep Amber color link
Deep Amber

#594300

Deep Apple Green color link
Deep Apple Green

#4E5900

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

#424501 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#424501
  • RGB66, 69, 1
  • CMYK1, 0, 27, 73
  • CSSrgb(66, 69, 1)
  • HSL63°, 97%, 14%
  • HSL Precise62.647°, 97.143%, 13.725%
  • HSV63°, 99%, 27%
  • HSB63°, 99%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.271, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.271, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.271, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID424501
  • DECIMAL ID4343041
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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