Information about #42471A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#42471A is a confidently colored golden yellow that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Thatch Green (#403D19). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Madras (#473E23) and Lithuanian Forest Green (#364C20).
The recipe behind #42471A is rgb(66, 71, 26), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42471A: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42471A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42471A color variations
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#42471A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42471A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42471A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42471A color hues
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#42471A 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 #42471A color
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Nearest named colors to #42471A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#403D19
#473E23
#364C20
#4B531E
#423921
#3C4027
#413922
#4B5320
#44500C
#4B3C23
#4D400F
#45402B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42471A
- RGB66, 71, 26
- CMYK2, 0, 18, 72
- CSSrgb(66, 71, 26)
- HSL67°, 46%, 19%
- HSL Precise66.667°, 46.392%, 19.02%
- HSV67°, 63%, 28%
- HSB67°, 63%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.278, 0.102)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.278, 0.102, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.278, 0.102)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42471A
- DECIMAL ID4343578
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
