Information about #454227 color

#454227 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#454227 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyMild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(69, 66, 39) — 27.1% red, 25.9% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 12 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#454227 presents itself as a moderately toned sunny yellow — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Woodrush (#45402B). Slightly further away sit Onion (#48412B) and Madras (#473E23).

The recipe behind #454227 is rgb(69, 66, 39), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #454227 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#454227 color variations

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

#454227 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 #454227

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

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#454227
  • RGB69, 66, 39
  • CMYK0, 1, 12, 73
  • CSSrgb(69, 66, 39)
  • HSL54°, 28%, 21%
  • HSL Precise54°, 27.778%, 21.176%
  • HSV54°, 43%, 27%
  • HSB54°, 43%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.271, 0.259, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.271, 0.259, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.271, 0.259, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID454227
  • DECIMAL ID4538919
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01