Palettes / Colors / #473000

#473000 — Dark Vivid Orange

#473000 is a orange color we call Dark Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

#473000 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #001747; it also sits naturally between #470D00 and #3A4700. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 19% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 100% · Key 72%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #473000

.text { color: #473000; }
.background { background-color: #473000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #473000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 48, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 100%, 14%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #473000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 48, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #473000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 48, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#473000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#473000">Div content here</div>

Shades of #473000

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Tones of #473000

Color harmonies

Complementary — #001747:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #473000: #FFFFFF.

How #473000 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #473000 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #472FFF  ·  #473001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #473000?

#473000 is Dark Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 71, 48, 0). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #473000?

#473000 is RGB 71, 48, 0 — HSL 41°, 100%, 14% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 100%, 72%.

What colors go with #473000?

Its complement is #001747; analogous partners are #470D00 and #3A4700. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #473000 for text?

White text on #473000 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.69:1.