Information about #49492C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #49492C is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(73, 73, 44) — 28.6% red, 28.6% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 11 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #49492C carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Waiouru (#4C4E31). Nearby in the Register you will also find Onion (#48412B) and Pine Needle (#454D32).

The recipe behind #49492C is rgb(73, 73, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #49492C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #49492C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#49492C color variations

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

#49492C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#49492C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Very Dark Olive

#1D1D11
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Black

#000000

#49492C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#49492C 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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#492B31

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#49492C 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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#2C493B
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Nearest named colors to #49492C

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

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Pine Needle color link
Pine Needle

#454D32

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Woodrush color link
Woodrush

#45402B

Flirtatious Indigo Tea color link
Flirtatious Indigo Tea

#473F2D

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

#49492C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49492C
  • RGB73, 73, 44
  • CMYK0, 0, 11, 71
  • CSSrgb(73, 73, 44)
  • HSL60°, 25%, 23%
  • HSL Precise60°, 24.786%, 22.941%
  • HSV60°, 40%, 29%
  • HSB60°, 40%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.286, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.286, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.286, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID49492C
  • DECIMAL ID4802860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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