Information about #4C4F28 color

#4C4F28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C4F28 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 79, 40) — 29.8% red, 31% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 15 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4C4F28 reads as a softly balanced yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Reets505 (#505428). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Codium Fragile Seaweed (#524B2A) and Army Green (#4B5320).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(76, 79, 40)), which gives #4C4F28 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4C4F28: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4C4F28 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4C4F28 color variations

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

#4C4F28 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4C4F28 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3B3E1F

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#2C2E17

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#1D1F0F

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#0E0F07

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Black

#000000

#4C4F28 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#585B35

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#646745

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#77796A

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Grey

#808080

#4C4F28 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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#4E4127

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#4C4F28 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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#2B274E
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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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#3E274E
#3E274E

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#27374E
#27374E

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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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#374E27

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#4E3E27
#4E3E27

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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
#4C4F28
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#274B4E
#274B4E

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#4E274B
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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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#274E2B
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#2B274E
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#4E274B
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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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#274E3E
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#2B274E
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#4E2737
#4E2737

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Nearest named colors to #4C4F28

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

Reets505 color link
Reets505

#505428

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Clover color link
Clover

#47562F

Dark Spring Bud color link
Dark Spring Bud

#465927

Dark Apple Green color link
Dark Apple Green

#535927

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

#4C4F28 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C4F28
  • RGB76, 79, 40
  • CMYK1, 0, 15, 69
  • CSSrgb(76, 79, 40)
  • HSL65°, 33%, 23%
  • HSL Precise64.615°, 32.773%, 23.333%
  • HSV65°, 49%, 31%
  • HSB65°, 49%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.310, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.310, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.310, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4C4F28
  • DECIMAL ID5001000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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