Information about #45421C color

#45421C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#45421C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(69, 66, 28) — 27.1% red, 25.9% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 16 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #45421C reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thatch Green (#403D19). Slightly further away sit Madras (#473E23) and Lisbon Brown (#423921).

The recipe behind #45421C is rgb(69, 66, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #45421C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#45421C color variations

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

#45421C 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 #45421C

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

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#45421C
  • RGB69, 66, 28
  • CMYK0, 1, 16, 73
  • CSSrgb(69, 66, 28)
  • HSL56°, 42%, 19%
  • HSL Precise55.61°, 42.268%, 19.02%
  • HSV56°, 59%, 27%
  • HSB56°, 59%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.259, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.259, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.259, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID45421C
  • DECIMAL ID4538908
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01