Information about #979478 color

#979478 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#979478 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 148, 120) — 59.2% red, 58% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 12 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#979478 presents itself as a gently muted yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Bison Hide (#9A8F77). Slightly further away sit Cargo (#9B8F75) and Gurkha (#989171).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 148, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #979478 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979478 color variations

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

#979478 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 #979478

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979478
  • RGB151, 148, 120
  • CMYK0, 1, 12, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 148, 120)
  • HSL54°, 13%, 53%
  • HSL Precise54.194°, 12.971%, 53.137%
  • HSV54°, 21%, 59%
  • HSB54°, 21%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.580, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.580, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.580, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979478
  • DECIMAL ID9933944
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01