Color #494D37

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Basic facts about this digital color

#494D37 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 77, 55) — 28.6% red, 30.2% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 9 / 70. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#494D37 is a softly toned golden yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rifle Green (#444C38). Slightly further away sit Sooty Willow Bamboo (#4D4B3A) and Pine Needle (#454D32).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 77, 55) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #494D37 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#494D37 color variations

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

#494D37 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#494D37 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#494D37 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#494D37 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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#494D37 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.

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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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Alternatives to #494D37 color

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Nearest named colors to #494D37

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

Rifle Green

#444C38

Sooty Willow Bamboo

#4D4B3A

Pine Needle

#454D32

Waiouru

#4C4E31

Kelp

#4D503C

Camouflage

#4F4D32

Modular Green

#4C4E3F

Nest Egg

#4D453A

Heavy Metal

#46473E

Trainspotter

#44493F

Earth Black

#49433B

Space Shuttle

#4B433B

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#494D37
RGB73, 77, 55
CMYK2, 0, 9, 70
CSSrgb(73, 77, 55)

HSL71°, 17%, 26%
HSL Precise70.909°, 16.667%, 25.882%
HSV71°, 29%, 30%
HSB71°, 29%, 30%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216

GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.302, 0.216)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.302, 0.216, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.302, 0.216)

Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%

Color FamilyYellow
Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
Lightness FamilyNeutral

HEX ID494D37
DECIMAL ID4803895
Name LengthThis color has no name

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