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HEX atlas value

#4F470D

#4F470D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 79, 71, 13, HSL 53, 72%, 18%, has luminance 0.062, and belongs to the dark group.

yellowwarmdark
#4F470D Sample readable text
HEX #4F470D
RGB rgb(79, 71, 13)
HSL hsl(53 72% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 84, 69)
Luminance 0.062
Contrast Black 2.24:1White 9.38:1

CSS

--color-4f470d: #4F470D;
.background-4f470d { background-color: #4F470D; }
.text-4f470d { color: #4F470D; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.062
Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.38:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#4F470D","rgb":[79,71,13],"hsl":[53,72,18],"cmyk":[0,10,84,69],"luminance":0.062,"contrast":{"black":2.24,"white":9.38}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0D154F","hex":"#0D154F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.24,"contrastWhite":16.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4F260D","hex":"#4F260D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.62,"contrastWhite":13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","dark","dark yellow","Espresso adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","dark theme accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4f470d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#0D154F","analogous":["#4F260D","#364F0D"],"triadic":["#0D4F47","#470D4F"],"tetradic":["#0D4F26","#0D154F","#4F0D36"],"splitComplementary":["#0D364F","#260D4F"],"monochromatic":["#9E8E1A","#4F470D","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#9E8E1A","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#594F03","desaturated":"#453F17","pastel":"#AC9E2F","neon":"#857500"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":26.551836094703507},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":31.51190251317746},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":32.58834147360065},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":33.12099032335839}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #4F470D

#4F470D is classified as a warm yellow value with dark visual character. #4F470D is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 79, 71, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg with 72% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and dark theme accents. Its luminance is 0.062, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.55, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.24:1AA Fail
White text9.38:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4F470D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.24:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.38:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#0D154F#FFFFFF text · best 16.96:1#0D154F
#4F260D#FFFFFF text · best 13:1#4F260D
Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621
Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728

Generated Palette

#4F470D#4F470D
#0D154F#0D154F
#4F260D#4F260D
#364F0D#364F0D
#9E8E1A#9E8E1A
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#0D154F#0D154F
#4F260D#4F260D
#364F0D#364F0D
#0D4F47#0D4F47
#470D4F#470D4F

Variants

#9E8E1A#9E8E1A
Black#000000
#594F03#594F03
#453F17#453F17
#AC9E2F#AC9E2F
#857500#857500

Nearest Named Colors

Espresso#4B3621
Moss Deep#4A5D23
Pine Bark#4A3728
Terre Verte#385E0F
Bark#5B3A29

Related HEX Guides

Espresso colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4B3621.Moss Deep colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A5D23.Pine Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A3728.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#4F470D APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.