Information about #472E0A color

#472E0A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#472E0A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 46, 10) — 27.8% red, 18% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 24 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #472E0A reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Autumn Depression (#3E290A). Slightly further away sit Cioccolato (#55280C) and Deep Oak (#412010).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 46, 10) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #472E0A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#472E0A color variations

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

#472E0A 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 #472E0A

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

Cioccolato color link
Cioccolato

#55280C

Deep Oak color link
Deep Oak

#412010

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Short Black color link
Short Black

#42231B

La Fonseca color link
La Fonseca

#353300

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#472E0A
  • RGB71, 46, 10
  • CMYK0, 10, 24, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 46, 10)
  • HSL35°, 75%, 16%
  • HSL Precise35.41°, 75.309%, 15.882%
  • HSV35°, 86%, 28%
  • HSB35°, 86%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.180, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.180, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.180, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID472E0A
  • DECIMAL ID4664842
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01