Information about #4B5605 color

#4B5605 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4B5605 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 86, 5) — 29.4% red, 33.7% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 32 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid golden yellow, #4B5605 leans clearly toward the dark side. 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 Verdun Green (#495400). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Apple Green (#4E5900) and Deep Lime Green (#435900).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 86, 5) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4B5605 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4B5605 color variations

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

#4B5605 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 #4B5605

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

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Navy Green color link
Navy Green

#35530A

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

Deep Amber color link
Deep Amber

#594300

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B5605
  • RGB75, 86, 5
  • CMYK4, 0, 32, 66
  • CSSrgb(75, 86, 5)
  • HSL68°, 89%, 18%
  • HSL Precise68.148°, 89.011%, 17.843%
  • HSV68°, 94%, 34%
  • HSB68°, 94%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.337, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.337, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.337, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4B5605
  • DECIMAL ID4937221
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01