#473F2E Color

#473F2E is rgb(71, 63, 46) in RGB, hsl(41, 21%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Lava (#483C32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#473F2E

HEX#473F2E

RGBrgb(71, 63, 46)

HSLhsl(41, 21%, 23%)

HSVhsv(41, 35%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(37.1% 0.03 85.7)

LABlab(27.10% 1.31 11.79)

LCHlch(27.10% 11.86 83.67)

What #473F2E 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 #473F2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 4.55 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 5.75 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 7.86 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 8.48 Black Olive#3B3C36ΔE 8.9 Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 9.3

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

#473F2E Channel Values

How #473F2E 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 63 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 41° · S 21% · L 23%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 41° · S 35% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 11% · Y 35% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.4:1 vs white · 2.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #473F2E 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 text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #473F2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #473F2E; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #473F2E

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 #473F2E 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#473F2E

Protanopia#40402E

Protanomaly#43402E

Deuteranopia#42422E

Deuteranomaly#44412E

Tritanopia#493D3D

Tritanomaly#483E38

Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #473F2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-473f2e: #473F2E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #473F2E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-473f2e': '#473F2E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.247, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_473f2e">#473F2E</color>

SVG fillfill="#473F2E"

More Yellow Colors

#473F2E 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

#473F2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #473F2E?

#473F2E is a dark yellow — rgb(71, 63, 46) in RGB and hsl(41, 21%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Lava (#483C32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #473F2E?

#473F2E is rgb(71, 63, 46) — red 71, green 63, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #473F2E?

#473F2E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #473F2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #473F2E scores 10.4:1 against white and 2.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #473F2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #473F2E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 20.98, which is visibly different.

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