Information about #79966E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#79966E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 150, 110) — 47.5% red, 58.8% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 16 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#79966E is a softly toned zesty chartreuse that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Grey (#77926F). Slightly further away sit Grey Green (#789B73) and Amulet (#7D9D72).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 150, 110) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79966E: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79966E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#79966E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79966E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79966E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79966E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#79966E 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #79966E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Grey Green color link
Grey Green

#789B73

Amulet color link
Amulet

#7D9D72

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Highland color link
Highland

#7A9461

Laurel color link
Laurel

#6E8D71

Camouflage Green color link
Camouflage Green

#78866B

Greeny Grey color link
Greeny Grey

#7EA07A

Oxley color link
Oxley

#6D9A79

Anemone Green color link
Anemone Green

#888C6C

Woodstock color link
Woodstock

#839C60

Young Bamboo Color color link
Young Bamboo Color

#6B9362

#79966E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79966E
  • RGB121, 150, 110
  • CMYK11, 0, 16, 41
  • CSSrgb(121, 150, 110)
  • HSL104°, 16%, 51%
  • HSL Precise103.5°, 16%, 50.98%
  • HSV104°, 27%, 59%
  • HSB104°, 27%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.588, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.588, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.588, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID79966E
  • DECIMAL ID7968366
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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