Information about #948E3C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#948E3C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 142, 60) — 58% red, 55.7% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 35 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #948E3C reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Highball (#928C3C). Slightly further away sit Sycamore (#908D39) and Jewelled Yellow (#9A883E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(148, 142, 60)), which gives #948E3C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. #948E3C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#948E3C color variations

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

#948E3C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#948E3C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#948E3C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#948E3C 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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#948E3C 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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#3D948F
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#8F3D94
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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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#3D9463
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#943D6E
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Nearest named colors to #948E3C

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

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Metallic Sunburst color link
Metallic Sunburst

#9C7C38

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

#948E3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#948E3C
  • RGB148, 142, 60
  • CMYK0, 2, 35, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 142, 60)
  • HSL56°, 42%, 41%
  • HSL Precise55.909°, 42.308%, 40.784%
  • HSV56°, 59%, 58%
  • HSB56°, 59%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.557, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.557, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.557, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID948E3C
  • DECIMAL ID9735740
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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