Information about #46442E color

#46442E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #46442E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(70, 68, 46) — 27.5% red, 26.7% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 9 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #46442E reads as a gently muted sunny yellow and 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 almost identical to Onion (#48412B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Suburban (#48402C) and Woodrush (#45402B).

The recipe behind #46442E is rgb(70, 68, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #46442E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 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, #46442E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#46442E color variations

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

#46442E 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 #46442E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46442E
  • RGB70, 68, 46
  • CMYK0, 1, 9, 73
  • CSSrgb(70, 68, 46)
  • HSL55°, 21%, 23%
  • HSL Precise55°, 20.69%, 22.745%
  • HSV55°, 34%, 27%
  • HSB55°, 34%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.267, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.267, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.267, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID46442E
  • DECIMAL ID4604974
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01