Information about #809E12 color

#809E12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #809E12 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 158, 18) — 50.2% red, 62% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 55 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #809E12 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Immature Green (#8B9C15). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ugly Green (#7A9703) and Vomit Green (#89A203).

The recipe behind #809E12 is rgb(128, 158, 18), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #809E12 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. No one has named #809E12 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#809E12 color variations

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

#809E12 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #809E12

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#809E12
  • RGB128, 158, 18
  • CMYK12, 0, 55, 38
  • CSSrgb(128, 158, 18)
  • HSL73°, 80%, 35%
  • HSL Precise72.857°, 79.545%, 34.51%
  • HSV73°, 89%, 62%
  • HSB73°, 89%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.620, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.620, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.620, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID809E12
  • DECIMAL ID8429074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01