Information about #472E00 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #472E00 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 46, 0) — 27.8% red, 18% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 28 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid amber-leaning orange, #472E00 leans clearly toward the dark side. 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 near neighbor of Autumn Depression (#3E290A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are La Fonseca (#353300) and Cioccolato (#55280C).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 46, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #472E00 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#472E00 color variations

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

#472E00 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#472E00 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#392500

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#2A1B00

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Black

#000000

#472E00 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#73551C

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Grey

#808080

#472E00 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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#274700

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#434700

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#471100

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#47000A

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#470027

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#472E00 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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#001947
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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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#0B0047
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#003D47
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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
#3D4700
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#470B00
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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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#00472E
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#2E0047
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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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#194700
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#001947
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#2E0047
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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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#00470B
#00470B

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#001947
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#47003D
#47003D

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Nearest named colors to #472E00

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

Autumn Depression color link
Autumn Depression

#3E290A

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Cioccolato color link
Cioccolato

#55280C

Deep Gamboge color link
Deep Gamboge

#593800

Brown Tumbleweed color link
Brown Tumbleweed

#37290E

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Deep Tangelo color link
Deep Tangelo

#592100

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

Dark Olive color link
Dark Olive

#373E02

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Clinker color link
Clinker

#371D09

#472E00 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#472E00
  • RGB71, 46, 0
  • CMYK0, 10, 28, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 46, 0)
  • HSL39°, 100%, 14%
  • HSL Precise38.873°, 100%, 13.922%
  • HSV39°, 100%, 28%
  • HSB39°, 100%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.180, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.180, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.180, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID472E00
  • DECIMAL ID4664832
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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