Close to Taupe
#47412E
#47412E is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 25.5% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #47412E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.18:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.06:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.18:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.06:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #47412E as they’d see it.
#47412E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #47412E
What color is #47412E?
#47412E is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 27.8% red, 25.5% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #47412E in RGB?
#47412E is rgb(71, 65, 46): 71 red, 65 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #47412E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 35, 72). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #47412E?
PANTONE 448 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #47412E?
Its complement #3B4154 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.