Information about #4F551A color

#4F551A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4F551A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(79, 85, 26) — 31% red, 33.3% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 23 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4F551A is a confidently colored golden yellow that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lucy Green (#4B531E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Army Green (#4B5320) and Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23).

The recipe behind #4F551A is rgb(79, 85, 26), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4F551A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #4F551A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4F551A color variations

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

#4F551A 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 #4F551A

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F551A
  • RGB79, 85, 26
  • CMYK2, 0, 23, 67
  • CSSrgb(79, 85, 26)
  • HSL66°, 53%, 22%
  • HSL Precise66.102°, 53.153%, 21.765%
  • HSV66°, 69%, 33%
  • HSB66°, 69%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.333, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.333, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.333, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4F551A
  • DECIMAL ID5199130
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01