Information about #8F9E48 color

#8F9E48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8F9E48 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(143, 158, 72) — 56.1% red, 62% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 34 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8F9E48 reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Moderate Lime Green (#91A84A). Slightly further away sit Moderate Spring Bud (#85A84A) and Crisp Green (#959552).

The recipe behind #8F9E48 is rgb(143, 158, 72), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8F9E48: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8F9E48 color variations

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#8F9E48 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 #8F9E48

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

Crisp Green color link
Crisp Green

#959552

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Moss Green color link
Moss Green

#8A9A5B

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Willow Dye color link
Willow Dye

#8C9E5E

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8F9E48
  • RGB143, 158, 72
  • CMYK6, 0, 34, 38
  • CSSrgb(143, 158, 72)
  • HSL70°, 37%, 45%
  • HSL Precise70.465°, 37.391%, 45.098%
  • HSV70°, 54%, 62%
  • HSB70°, 54%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.620, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.620, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.620, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8F9E48
  • DECIMAL ID9412168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01