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#4F461C Color

#4F461C is rgb(79, 70, 28) in RGB, hsl(49, 48%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F461C
HEX#4F461C
RGBrgb(79, 70, 28)
HSLhsl(49, 48%, 21%)
HSVhsv(49, 65%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.061 97.3)
LABlab(29.91% -0.49 26.19)
LCHlch(29.91% 26.20 91.08)

What #4F461C 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 #4F461C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4F461C Channel Values

How #4F461C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 79 · G 70 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 48% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 65% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 65% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.44:1 vs white · 2.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F461C 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 text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4F461C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F461C; 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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Tints & Shades of #4F461C

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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How #4F461C 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#4F461C
Protanopia#48481C
Protanomaly#4B471C
Deuteranopia#49491B
Deuteranomaly#4C481C
Tritanopia#524242
Tritanomaly#514437
Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #4F461C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4f461c: #4F461C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F461C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f461c': '#4F461C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.275, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_4f461c">#4F461C</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F461C"

More Yellow Colors

#4F461C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4F461C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F461C?

#4F461C is a dark yellow — rgb(79, 70, 28) in RGB and hsl(49, 48%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.97.

What is the RGB value of #4F461C?

#4F461C is rgb(79, 70, 28) — red 79, green 70, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F461C?

#4F461C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F461C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F461C scores 9.44:1 against white and 2.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F461C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F461C 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 20.61, which is visibly different.

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