Information about #4F491C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#4F491C presents itself as a clearly saturated sunny yellow — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucy Green (#4B531E). Slightly further away sit Army Green (#4B5320) and Kakadu (#554123).
The recipe behind #4F491C is rgb(79, 73, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4F491C: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), 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.
#4F491C color variations
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#4F491C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4F491C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4F491C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4F491C color hues
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#4F491C 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 #4F491C color
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Nearest named colors to #4F491C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4B531E
#4B5320
#554123
#584C25
#524B2A
#594627
#473E23
#4B3C23
#594D27
#4D400F
#505428
#5C4827
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4F491C
- RGB79, 73, 28
- CMYK0, 2, 20, 69
- CSSrgb(79, 73, 28)
- HSL53°, 48%, 21%
- HSL Precise52.941°, 47.664%, 20.98%
- HSV53°, 65%, 31%
- HSB53°, 65%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.286, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.286, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.286, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4F491C
- DECIMAL ID5196060
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
