Information about #4F4A16 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated golden yellow, #4F4A16 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Bronzetone (#4D400F). Slightly further away sit Lucy Green (#4B531E) and Army Green (#4B5320).
The recipe behind #4F4A16 is rgb(79, 74, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4F4A16 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#4F4A16 color variations
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#4F4A16 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4F4A16 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4F4A16 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4F4A16 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4F4A16 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4F4A16 color
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Nearest named colors to #4F4A16
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4D400F
#4B531E
#4B5320
#44500C
#554123
#584C25
#563C0D
#60460F
#555B10
#473E23
#4B3C23
#594D27
#4F4A16 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4F4A16
- RGB79, 74, 22
- CMYK0, 2, 22, 69
- CSSrgb(79, 74, 22)
- HSL55°, 56%, 20%
- HSL Precise54.737°, 56.436%, 19.804%
- HSV55°, 72%, 31%
- HSB55°, 72%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.290, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.290, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.290, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4F4A16
- DECIMAL ID5196310
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
