Information about #484D2A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned golden yellow, #484D2A 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 Waiouru (#4C4E31). Slightly further away sit Pine Needle (#454D32) and Codium Fragile Seaweed (#524B2A).
In RGB terms — rgb(72, 77, 42) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #484D2A: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — 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.
#484D2A color variations
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#484D2A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#484D2A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#484D2A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#484D2A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#484D2A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #484D2A color
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Nearest named colors to #484D2A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C4E31
#454D32
#524B2A
#47562F
#4F4D32
#505428
#48412B
#4B5320
#465927
#48402C
#45402B
#3C492F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#484D2A
- RGB72, 77, 42
- CMYK2, 0, 14, 70
- CSSrgb(72, 77, 42)
- HSL69°, 29%, 23%
- HSL Precise68.571°, 29.412%, 23.333%
- HSV69°, 45%, 30%
- HSB69°, 45%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.282, 0.302, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.282, 0.302, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.282, 0.302, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID484D2A
- DECIMAL ID4738346
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
