Information about #97942C color

#97942C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97942C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 148, 44) — 59.2% red, 58% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 42 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #97942C reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 a near neighbor of Golden Lime (#9A9739). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sycamore (#908D39) and Lemon Ginger (#968428).

The recipe behind #97942C is rgb(151, 148, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97942C: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #97942C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#97942C color variations

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

#97942C 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 #97942C

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

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97942C
  • RGB151, 148, 44
  • CMYK0, 1, 42, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 148, 44)
  • HSL58°, 55%, 38%
  • HSL Precise58.318°, 54.872%, 38.235%
  • HSV58°, 71%, 59%
  • HSB58°, 71%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.580, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.580, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.580, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID97942C
  • DECIMAL ID9933868
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01