Information about #4F4B18 color

#4F4B18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F4B18 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(79, 75, 24) — 31% red, 29.4% green, 9.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 22 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4F4B18 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucy Green (#4B531E). Slightly further away sit Army Green (#4B5320) and Bronzetone (#4D400F).

In RGB terms — rgb(79, 75, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4F4B18: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #4F4B18 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4F4B18 color variations

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#4F4B18 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 #4F4B18

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

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Reets505 color link
Reets505

#505428

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F4B18
  • RGB79, 75, 24
  • CMYK0, 2, 22, 69
  • CSSrgb(79, 75, 24)
  • HSL56°, 53%, 20%
  • HSL Precise55.636°, 53.398%, 20.196%
  • HSV56°, 70%, 31%
  • HSB56°, 70%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.294, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.294, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.294, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4F4B18
  • DECIMAL ID5196568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01