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Information about #494B31 color

#494B31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#494B31 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 75, 49) — 28.6% red, 29.4% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 10 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#494B31 is a gently muted yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Waiouru (#4C4E31). Slightly further away sit Pine Needle (#454D32) and Camouflage (#4F4D32).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 75, 49) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #494B31 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#494B31 color variations

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

#494B31 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#494B31 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#494B31 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#494B31 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#494B31 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #494B31

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

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Rifle Green color link
Rifle Green

#444C38

Sooty Willow Bamboo color link
Sooty Willow Bamboo

#4D4B3A

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Clover color link
Clover

#47562F

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

#494B31 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#494B31
  • RGB73, 75, 49
  • CMYK1, 0, 10, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 75, 49)
  • HSL65°, 21%, 24%
  • HSL Precise64.615°, 20.968%, 24.314%
  • HSV65°, 35%, 29%
  • HSB65°, 35%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.294, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.294, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.294, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID494B31
  • DECIMAL ID4803377
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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