#474000 Color

#474000 is rgb(71, 64, 0) in RGB, hsl(54, 100%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), visibly different at ΔE 11.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#474000

HEX#474000

RGBrgb(71, 64, 0)

HSLhsl(54, 100%, 14%)

HSVhsv(54, 100%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(36.7% 0.077 102.5)

LABlab(26.95% -2.22 35.42)

LCHlch(26.95% 35.49 93.58)

What #474000 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 #474000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pineapple#563C0DΔE 11.2 Xander#44500CΔE 11.26 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 12.36 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 12.44 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 13.18 Violin Brown#674403ΔE 15.67

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

#474000 Channel Values

How #474000 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 64 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 54° · S 100% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 54° · S 100% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 100% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.49:1 vs white · 2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #474000 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 text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #474000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #474000; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #474000

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #474000 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#474000

Protanopia#414100

Protanomaly#444100

Deuteranopia#424200

Deuteranomaly#444100

Tritanopia#4B3C3C

Tritanomaly#493D2E

Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

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Using #474000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-474000: #474000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #474000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-474000': '#474000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.278, green: 0.251, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_474000">#474000</color>

SVG fillfill="#474000"

More Yellow Colors

#474000 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

#474000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #474000?

#474000 is a darkest yellow — rgb(71, 64, 0) in RGB and hsl(54, 100%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.2.

What is the RGB value of #474000?

#474000 is rgb(71, 64, 0) — red 71, green 64, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #474000?

#474000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #474000 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #474000 scores 10.49:1 against white and 2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #474000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #474000 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 21.55, which is visibly different.

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