Information about #48472F color

#48472F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#48472F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(72, 71, 47) — 28.2% red, 27.8% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 10 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #48472F reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. 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 Onion (#48412B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pine Needle (#454D32) and Suburban (#48402C).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 71, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #48472F: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 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, #48472F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#48472F color variations

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

#48472F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#48472F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#383825

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#2A2A1B

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Black

#000000

#48472F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#54533C

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#61604B

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Grey

#808080

#48472F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2E4632

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#34462E

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#3D462E

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#463C2E

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#46322E

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#462E34

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#48472F 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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#2E2F47
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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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#3A2E47
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#2E3B47
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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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#473A2E
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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
#48472F
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#2E4746
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#462E47
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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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#2F472E
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#2E2F47
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#462E47
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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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#2E473A
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#2E2F47
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#472E3B
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Nearest named colors to #48472F

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

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Flirtatious Indigo Tea color link
Flirtatious Indigo Tea

#473F2D

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Simmered Seaweed color link
Simmered Seaweed

#4C3D30

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Rifle Green color link
Rifle Green

#444C38

#48472F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#48472F
  • RGB72, 71, 47
  • CMYK0, 0, 10, 72
  • CSSrgb(72, 71, 47)
  • HSL58°, 21%, 23%
  • HSL Precise57.6°, 21.008%, 23.333%
  • HSV58°, 35%, 28%
  • HSB58°, 35%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.278, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.278, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.278, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID48472F
  • DECIMAL ID4736815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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