Information about Light Year color
Basic facts about this digital color
#463C42 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chocolate Lounge (#453C43). Nearby in the Register you will also find Black Eel (#463E3F) and Double Sidewinder (#473F40).
In RGB terms — rgb(70, 60, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #463C42 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Light Year" in the Register.
Light Year color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Light Year color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Light Year color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Light Year color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Light Year color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Light Year 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 Light Year color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Light Year
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#453C43
#463E3F
#473F40
#463D3E
#434141
#46413E
#4B4042
#43403C
#434345
#483C3A
#3E3A44
#4D3B3C
Light Year color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#463C42
- RGB70, 60, 66
- CMYK0, 4, 2, 73
- CSSrgb(70, 60, 66)
- HSL324°, 8%, 25%
- HSL Precise324°, 7.692%, 25.49%
- HSV324°, 14%, 27%
- HSB324°, 14%, 27%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.235, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.235, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.235, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID463C42
- DECIMAL ID4602946
- Name Length10
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- Counting from2025-01-01
