Information about #979249 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #979249 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 146, 73) — 59.2% red, 57.3% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 31 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #979249 reads as a softly balanced yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Crisp Green (#959552). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Willow Tea (#9C8A4D) and Highball (#928C3C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 146, 73)), which gives #979249 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #979249: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #979249 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#979249 color variations

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

#979249 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979249 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979249 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979249 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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#979249 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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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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Nearest named colors to #979249

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

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Rustic Brass color link
Rustic Brass

#9A925B

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Boardwalk color link
Boardwalk

#9F8353

#979249 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979249
  • RGB151, 146, 73
  • CMYK0, 2, 31, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 146, 73)
  • HSL56°, 35%, 44%
  • HSL Precise56.154°, 34.821%, 43.922%
  • HSV56°, 52%, 59%
  • HSB56°, 52%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.573, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.573, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.573, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979249
  • DECIMAL ID9933385
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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