Information about #46420E color

#46420E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #46420E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 66, 14) — 27.5% red, 25.9% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 22 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #46420E 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 a hair away from Bronzetone (#4D400F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Thatch Green (#403D19) and Xander (#44500C).

The recipe behind #46420E is rgb(70, 66, 14), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #46420E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #46420E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#46420E color variations

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

#46420E 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 #46420E

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

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46420E
  • RGB70, 66, 14
  • CMYK0, 2, 22, 73
  • CSSrgb(70, 66, 14)
  • HSL56°, 67%, 16%
  • HSL Precise55.714°, 66.667%, 16.471%
  • HSV56°, 80%, 27%
  • HSB56°, 80%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.259, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.259, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.259, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID46420E
  • DECIMAL ID4604430
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01