Information about #494814 color

#494814 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #494814 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 72, 20) — 28.6% red, 28.2% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 21 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#494814 is a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bronzetone (#4D400F). Slightly further away sit Xander (#44500C) and Lucy Green (#4B531E).

The recipe behind #494814 is rgb(73, 72, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #494814: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #494814 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#494814 color variations

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

#494814 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 #494814

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

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494814
  • RGB73, 72, 20
  • CMYK0, 0, 21, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 72, 20)
  • HSL59°, 57%, 18%
  • HSL Precise58.868°, 56.989%, 18.235%
  • HSV59°, 73%, 29%
  • HSB59°, 73%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.282, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.282, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.282, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID494814
  • DECIMAL ID4802580
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01