Information about #474238 color

#474238 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#474238 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 66, 56) — 27.8% red, 25.9% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 6 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#474238 is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Masala (#454139). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Mondo (#4A4237) and Earth Black (#49433B).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 66, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #474238: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #474238 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#474238 color variations

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

#474238 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#474238 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#474238 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#474238 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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#474238 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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#3B3847
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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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#384742
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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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#3D4738
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#383D47
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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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#38473B
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#383D47
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#473845
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Nearest named colors to #474238

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

Double Masala color link
Double Masala

#454139

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Space Shuttle color link
Space Shuttle

#4B433B

Half Ironsand color link
Half Ironsand

#43403C

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Brown Rat Grey color link
Brown Rat Grey

#4B3C39

Triple Masala color link
Triple Masala

#413E37

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

#474238 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#474238
  • RGB71, 66, 56
  • CMYK0, 2, 6, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 66, 56)
  • HSL40°, 12%, 25%
  • HSL Precise40°, 11.811%, 24.902%
  • HSV40°, 21%, 28%
  • HSB40°, 21%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.259, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.259, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.259, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID474238
  • DECIMAL ID4670008
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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