Information about #47493B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #47493B reads as a softly toned golden yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Heavy Metal (#46473E). Slightly further away sit Trainspotter (#44493F) and Rifle Green (#444C38).
The recipe behind #47493B is rgb(71, 73, 59), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #47493B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#47493B color variations
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#47493B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#47493B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#47493B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#47493B color hues
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#47493B 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 #47493B color
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Nearest named colors to #47493B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#46473E
#44493F
#444C38
#49433B
#4D4B3A
#4B433B
#4D453A
#454642
#4B4842
#4C4E3F
#454139
#46413E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#47493B
- RGB71, 73, 59
- CMYK1, 0, 5, 71
- CSSrgb(71, 73, 59)
- HSL69°, 11%, 26%
- HSL Precise68.571°, 10.606%, 25.882%
- HSV69°, 19%, 29%
- HSB69°, 19%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
- GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.286, 0.231)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.286, 0.231, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.286, 0.231)
- Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID47493B
- DECIMAL ID4671803
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
