Information about #4E5E0E color

#4E5E0E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4E5E0E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 94, 14) — 30.6% red, 36.9% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 31 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4E5E0E reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Saratoga (#555B10). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Apple Green (#4E5900) and Xander (#44500C).

The recipe behind #4E5E0E is rgb(78, 94, 14), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #4E5E0E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4E5E0E color variations

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

#4E5E0E 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 #4E5E0E

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

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E5E0E
  • RGB78, 94, 14
  • CMYK6, 0, 31, 63
  • CSSrgb(78, 94, 14)
  • HSL72°, 74%, 21%
  • HSL Precise72°, 74.074%, 21.176%
  • HSV72°, 85%, 37%
  • HSB72°, 85%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.369, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.369, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.369, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4E5E0E
  • DECIMAL ID5135886
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01