Information about #473E1F color

#473E1F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#473E1F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 62, 31) — 27.8% red, 24.3% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 16 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #473E1F reads as a mildly saturated yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Madras (#473E23). Slightly further away sit Rimutaka (#4B3C23) and Lisbon Brown (#423921).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 62, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #473E1F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#473E1F color variations

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

#473E1F 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 #473E1F

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

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Mikado color link
Mikado

#3F3623

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Birch color link
Birch

#3F3726

Woodburn color link
Woodburn

#463629

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#473E1F
  • RGB71, 62, 31
  • CMYK0, 4, 16, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 62, 31)
  • HSL47°, 39%, 20%
  • HSL Precise46.5°, 39.216%, 20%
  • HSV47°, 56%, 28%
  • HSB47°, 56%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.243, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.243, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.243, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID473E1F
  • DECIMAL ID4668959
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01