#473401 Color

#473401 is rgb(71, 52, 1) in RGB, hsl(44, 97%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 99%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#473401

HEX#473401

RGBrgb(71, 52, 1)

HSLhsl(44, 97%, 14%)

HSVhsv(44, 99%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 99%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(33.7% 0.068 85.7)

LABlab(23.22% 5.09 31.68)

LCHlch(23.22% 32.09 80.87)

What #473401 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #473401, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pineapple#563C0DΔE 5.49 Pullman Brown(ups Brown)#644117ΔE 10.89 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 12.43 Violin Brown#674403ΔE 14.03 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 14.45 Kobicha#6B4423ΔE 14.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#473401 Channel Values

How #473401 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 71 · G 52 · B 1	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 44° · S 97% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 44° · S 99% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 27% · Y 99% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.93:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #473401 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #473401

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #473401; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #473401

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #473401 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#473401

Protanopia#383801

Protanomaly#3E3601

Deuteranopia#3B3B00

Deuteranomaly#403800

Tritanopia#493030

Tritanomaly#483225

Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #473401 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-473401: #473401;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #473401;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-473401': '#473401' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.204, blue: 0.004)

Android XML<color name="color_473401">#473401</color>

SVG fillfill="#473401"

More Yellow Colors

#473401 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#473401 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #473401?

#473401 is a darkest yellow — rgb(71, 52, 1) in RGB and hsl(44, 97%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #473401?

#473401 is rgb(71, 52, 1) — red 71, green 52, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #473401?

#473401 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 99%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #473401 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #473401 scores 11.93:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #473401 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #473401 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 28.81, which is a different colour altogether.

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