Information about #90996C color

#90996C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#90996C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(144, 153, 108) — 56.5% red, 60% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 18 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#90996C is a calm, restrained yellow that feels open and friendly. 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 Westwood (#909B67). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Malachite Green (#97976F) and Jigsaw (#8EA467).

In RGB terms — rgb(144, 153, 108) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #90996C: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90996C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90996C color variations

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

#90996C 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 #90996C

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

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Willow Dye color link
Willow Dye

#8C9E5E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#90996C
  • RGB144, 153, 108
  • CMYK4, 0, 18, 40
  • CSSrgb(144, 153, 108)
  • HSL72°, 18%, 51%
  • HSL Precise72°, 18.072%, 51.176%
  • HSV72°, 29%, 60%
  • HSB72°, 29%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.600, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.600, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.600, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID90996C
  • DECIMAL ID9476460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01