Information about #4C493D color

#4C493D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4C493D is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 73, 61) — 29.8% red, 28.6% green, 23.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 6 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #4C493D holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sooty Willow Bamboo (#4D4B3A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nest Egg (#4D453A) and Relic (#4B4842).

The recipe behind #4C493D is rgb(76, 73, 61), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4C493D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4C493D color variations

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#4C493D 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 #4C493D

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

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Relic color link
Relic

#4B4842

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Kelp color link
Kelp

#4D503C

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C493D
  • RGB76, 73, 61
  • CMYK0, 1, 6, 70
  • CSSrgb(76, 73, 61)
  • HSL48°, 11%, 27%
  • HSL Precise48°, 10.949%, 26.863%
  • HSV48°, 20%, 30%
  • HSB48°, 20%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.286, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.286, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.286, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4C493D
  • DECIMAL ID4999485
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01