Information about #838049 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #838049 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 128, 73) — 51.4% red, 50.2% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 23 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#838049 presents itself as a moderately toned sunny yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Drab (#828344). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Hillary (#837A53) and Gold Fusion (#85754E).

The recipe behind #838049 is rgb(131, 128, 73), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #838049 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. No one has named #838049 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#838049 color variations

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

#838049 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#838049 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#838049 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#838049 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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#838049 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #838049

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

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Triple Hillary color link
Triple Hillary

#837A53

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Rutherford color link
Rutherford

#7F7B59

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

#838049 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#838049
  • RGB131, 128, 73
  • CMYK0, 1, 23, 49
  • CSSrgb(131, 128, 73)
  • HSL57°, 28%, 40%
  • HSL Precise56.897°, 28.431%, 40%
  • HSV57°, 44%, 51%
  • HSB57°, 44%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.502, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.502, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.502, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID838049
  • DECIMAL ID8618057
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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