Information about #495412 color

#495412 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#495412 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 84, 18) — 28.6% red, 32.9% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 26 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#495412 presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one 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 hair away from Xander (#44500C). Slightly further away sit Lucy Green (#4B531E) and Saratoga (#555B10).

In RGB terms — rgb(73, 84, 18) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #495412: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — 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.

#495412 color variations

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

#495412 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 #495412

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#495412
  • RGB73, 84, 18
  • CMYK4, 0, 26, 67
  • CSSrgb(73, 84, 18)
  • HSL70°, 65%, 20%
  • HSL Precise70°, 64.706%, 20%
  • HSV70°, 79%, 33%
  • HSB70°, 79%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.329, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.329, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.329, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID495412
  • DECIMAL ID4805650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01