Information about #977A20 color

#977A20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#977A20 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 122, 32) — 59.2% red, 47.8% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 47 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #977A20 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hacienda (#9E8022). Slightly further away sit Alibi (#988422) and Hazel (#8E7618).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 122, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #977A20: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#977A20 color variations

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#977A20 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 #977A20

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

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#977A20
  • RGB151, 122, 32
  • CMYK0, 11, 47, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 122, 32)
  • HSL45°, 65%, 36%
  • HSL Precise45.378°, 65.027%, 35.882%
  • HSV45°, 79%, 59%
  • HSB45°, 79%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.478, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.478, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.478, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID977A20
  • DECIMAL ID9927200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01