Information about #494126 color

#494126 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #494126 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 65, 38) — 28.6% red, 25.5% green, 14.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 14 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #494126 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Madras (#473E23). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Onion (#48412B) and Suburban (#48402C).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 65, 38) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #494126 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #494126 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#494126 color variations

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

#494126 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 #494126

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

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Woodburn color link
Woodburn

#463629

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494126
  • RGB73, 65, 38
  • CMYK0, 3, 14, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 65, 38)
  • HSL46°, 32%, 22%
  • HSL Precise46.286°, 31.532%, 21.765%
  • HSV46°, 48%, 29%
  • HSB46°, 48%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.255, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.255, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.255, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID494126
  • DECIMAL ID4800806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01