Information about #484A30 color

#484A30 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#484A30 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(72, 74, 48) — 28.2% red, 29% green, 18.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 10 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned golden yellow, #484A30 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pine Needle (#454D32). Slightly further away sit Waiouru (#4C4E31) and Camouflage (#4F4D32).

In RGB terms — rgb(72, 74, 48) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #484A30: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#484A30 color variations

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

#484A30 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 #484A30

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

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Rifle Green color link
Rifle Green

#444C38

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#484A30
  • RGB72, 74, 48
  • CMYK1, 0, 10, 71
  • CSSrgb(72, 74, 48)
  • HSL65°, 21%, 24%
  • HSL Precise64.615°, 21.311%, 23.922%
  • HSV65°, 35%, 29%
  • HSB65°, 35%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.290, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.290, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.290, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID484A30
  • DECIMAL ID4737584
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01