Information about #472D20 color

#472D20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#472D20 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 45, 32) — 27.8% red, 17.6% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 15 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #472D20 reads as a mildly saturated orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Morocco Brown (#442D21). Slightly further away sit Iroko (#433120) and Hinau (#482A25).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 45, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #472D20: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #472D20 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#472D20 color variations

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

#472D20 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B37556

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#CCA38E

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White

#FFFFFF

#472D20 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#382319

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#2A1A12

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Black

#000000

#472D20 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#644B3E

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Grey

#808080

#472D20 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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#463C1F

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#472D20

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#461F22

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#461F31

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#461F41

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#472D20 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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#203946
#203946

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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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#202646
#202646

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#204640
#204640

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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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#462026
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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
#472D20
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#20462D
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#2D2046
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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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#394620
#394620

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#203946
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#2D2046
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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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#264620
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#203946
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#402046
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Nearest named colors to #472D20

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

Morocco Brown color link
Morocco Brown

#442D21

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Baked Earth color link
Baked Earth

#493028

Mission Brown color link
Mission Brown

#443028

Dark Ginger color link
Dark Ginger

#473029

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Bivouac Green color link
Bivouac Green

#403225

Nala color link
Nala

#412F28

#472D20 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#472D20
  • RGB71, 45, 32
  • CMYK0, 10, 15, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 45, 32)
  • HSL20°, 38%, 20%
  • HSL Precise20°, 37.864%, 20.196%
  • HSV20°, 55%, 28%
  • HSB20°, 55%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.176, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.176, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.176, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID472D20
  • DECIMAL ID4664608
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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