Information about #151209 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#151209 presents itself as a softly balanced golden yellow — one that lives deep in the shadows. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fingertips (#130E0C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Black (#18130E) and Crowshead (#1C1208).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 18, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #151209 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:92), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #151209 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#151209 color variations
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#151209 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#151209 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#151209 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#151209 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#151209 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #151209 color
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Nearest named colors to #151209
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#130E0C
#18130E
#1C1208
#100C08
#121002
#1B1404
#1A1110
#130A06
#0B0F08
#141414
#0C0C0C
#1D1111
#151209 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#151209
- RGB21, 18, 9
- CMYK0, 1, 5, 92
- CSSrgb(21, 18, 9)
- HSL45°, 40%, 6%
- HSL Precise45°, 40%, 5.882%
- HSV45°, 57%, 8%
- HSB45°, 57%, 8%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.071, 0.035)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.071, 0.035, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.071, 0.035)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID151209
- DECIMAL ID1380873
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
