Information about #4E4C18 color

#4E4C18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4E4C18 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 76, 24) — 30.6% red, 29.8% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 21 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4E4C18 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lucy Green (#4B531E). Slightly further away sit Army Green (#4B5320) and Bronzetone (#4D400F).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 76, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4E4C18: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — 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.

#4E4C18 color variations

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#4E4C18 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 #4E4C18

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

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Reets505 color link
Reets505

#505428

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E4C18
  • RGB78, 76, 24
  • CMYK0, 1, 21, 69
  • CSSrgb(78, 76, 24)
  • HSL58°, 53%, 20%
  • HSL Precise57.778°, 52.941%, 20%
  • HSV58°, 69%, 31%
  • HSB58°, 69%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.298, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.298, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.298, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4E4C18
  • DECIMAL ID5131288
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01