Information about #46472A color

#46472A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#46472A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 71, 42) — 27.5% red, 27.8% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 11 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#46472A is a softly balanced 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 practically indistinguishable from Onion (#48412B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Woodrush (#45402B) and Suburban (#48402C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(70, 71, 42)), which gives #46472A its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #46472A: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #46472A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#46472A color variations

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

#46472A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#46472A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#46472A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#46472A 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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#46472A 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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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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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 #46472A

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

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Flirtatious Indigo Tea color link
Flirtatious Indigo Tea

#473F2D

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Butterfly Creek color link
Butterfly Creek

#3C492F

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

#46472A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#46472A
  • RGB70, 71, 42
  • CMYK0, 0, 11, 72
  • CSSrgb(70, 71, 42)
  • HSL62°, 26%, 22%
  • HSL Precise62.069°, 25.664%, 22.157%
  • HSV62°, 41%, 28%
  • HSB62°, 41%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.278, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.278, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.278, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID46472A
  • DECIMAL ID4605738
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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