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#473C19

#473c19 ≈ Taupe

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#473c19 is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 23.53% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.49% magenta, 64.79% yellow and 72.16% black. Its hue angle is 45.65°, with 47.92% saturation and 18.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 10.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0464

Complementary

  1. #473c19
  2. #192447

Split complementary

  1. #473c19
  2. #193b47
  3. #251947

Analogous

  1. #472519
  2. #473c19
  3. #3b4719

Triadic

  1. #473c19
  2. #19473c
  3. #3c1947

Tetradic

  1. #473c19
  2. #244719
  3. #192447
  4. #3c1947

Square

  1. #473c19
  2. #194725
  3. #192447
  4. #47193b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0d05
  2. #0f0d05
  3. #473c19
  4. #806c2d
  5. #b89c41

Shades

#473c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #473c19
  2. #403617
  3. #393014
  4. #322a12
  5. #2b240f
  6. #241e0d
  7. #1c180a
  8. #151208
  9. #0e0c05
  10. #070603
  11. #000000

Tints

#473c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #473c19
  2. #595030
  3. #6c6347
  4. #7e775e
  5. #918a75
  6. #a39e8c
  7. #b5b1a3
  8. #c8c5ba
  9. #dad8d1
  10. #edece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#473c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #473c19
  2. #4d4323
  3. #524a2e
  4. #585038
  5. #5e5742
  6. #645e4d
  7. #696557
  8. #6f6c61
  9. #75726b
  10. #7a7976
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413d32 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423b16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #453e1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d3734 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #443b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #463d1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b392b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-473c19 {
  color: #473c19;
}
Background
.bg-473c19 {
  background-color: #473c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-473c19 {
  border: 2px solid #473c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #473c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 60 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 48% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-473c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #473c19, #3b4719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-473c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 60 25 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.55 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.69 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.95 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.02 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.37 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.61 #704214 Sepia ΔE 13.72 #b8c3e6 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Taupe
#473c19  rgb(71, 60, 25)  hsl(46, 48%, 19%)  Taupe
#192447  rgb(25, 36, 71)  hsl(226, 48%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#19473c  rgb(25, 71, 60)  hsl(166, 48%, 19%)  Phthalo Green
#3c1947  rgb(60, 25, 71)  hsl(286, 48%, 19%)  Byzantium