Information about #979978 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979978 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 153, 120) — 59.2% red, 60% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 13 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned golden yellow, #979978 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frontier (#999D7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Artichoke (#8F9779) and Malachite Green (#97976F).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 153, 120) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #979978: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #979978 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979978 color variations

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

#979978 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979978 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979978 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979978 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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#979978 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 #979978

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

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Malachite Green color link
Malachite Green

#97976F

Triple Bison Hide color link
Triple Bison Hide

#9A8F77

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Quarter Evolution color link
Quarter Evolution

#989280

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Half Arrowtown color link
Half Arrowtown

#98907F

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Grey Olive color link
Grey Olive

#A19A7F

Washed Green color link
Washed Green

#909782

Double Cougar color link
Double Cougar

#998F80

#979978 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979978
  • RGB151, 153, 120
  • CMYK1, 0, 13, 40
  • CSSrgb(151, 153, 120)
  • HSL64°, 14%, 54%
  • HSL Precise63.636°, 13.924%, 53.529%
  • HSV64°, 22%, 60%
  • HSB64°, 22%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.600, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.600, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.600, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979978
  • DECIMAL ID9935224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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