Information about Kelp color
Basic facts about this digital color
#4D503C presents itself as a softly toned sunny yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Modular Green (#4C4E3F). Slightly further away sit Sooty Willow Bamboo (#4D4B3A) and Lunar Green (#4E5541).
The recipe behind #4D503C is rgb(77, 80, 60), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Kelp" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Kelp color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Kelp color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Kelp color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Kelp color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Kelp color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Kelp 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 Kelp color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Kelp
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#4C4E3F
#4D4B3A
#4E5541
#544F3A
#4C5544
#4B4842
#52593B
#554D42
#484E45
#4A4F46
#444C38
#4F4D32
Kelp color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4D503C
- RGB77, 80, 60
- CMYK1, 0, 8, 69
- CSSrgb(77, 80, 60)
- HSL69°, 14%, 27%
- HSL Precise69°, 14.286%, 27.451%
- HSV69°, 25%, 31%
- HSB69°, 25%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.314, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.314, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.314, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID4D503C
- DECIMAL ID5066812
- Name Length4
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- Counting from2025-01-01
