Information about #878938 color

#878938 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #878938 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 137, 56) — 52.9% red, 53.7% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 32 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#878938 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wanderlust (#88843C). Slightly further away sit Kombi (#838931) and Wasabi (#849137).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 137, 56) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #878938 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#878938 color variations

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

#878938 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C6C778

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White

#FFFFFF

#878938 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6C6E2C

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#515221

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#363716

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Black

#000000

#878938 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#85865F

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Grey

#808080

#878938 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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#678938

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#896A38

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#894938

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#878938 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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#3A388A
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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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#62388A
#62388A

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#38608A
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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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#8A6238
#8A6238

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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
#878938
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#38888A
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#8A3888
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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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#388A3A
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#8A3888
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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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#388A62
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#3A388A
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#8A3860
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Nearest named colors to #878938

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

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Old Moss Green color link
Old Moss Green

#867E36

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Siskin Sprout Yellow color link
Siskin Sprout Yellow

#7A942E

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

#878938 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878938
  • RGB135, 137, 56
  • CMYK1, 0, 32, 46
  • CSSrgb(135, 137, 56)
  • HSL61°, 42%, 38%
  • HSL Precise61.481°, 41.969%, 37.843%
  • HSV61°, 59%, 54%
  • HSB61°, 59%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.537, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.537, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.537, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID878938
  • DECIMAL ID8882488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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