Information about #979A40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979A40 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 154, 64) — 59.2% red, 60.4% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 35 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #979A40 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Lime (#9A9739). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pomelo (#96A53C) and Highball (#928C3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 154, 64) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #979A40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#979A40 color variations

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

#979A40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979A40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5A5C26

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Black

#000000

#979A40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979A40 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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#979A40 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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#71419B
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#416B9B
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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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#9B7141
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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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#41989B
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#9B4198
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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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#419B44
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#44419B
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#9B4198
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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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#419B71
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#44419B
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#9B416B
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Nearest named colors to #979A40

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

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Moderate Lime Green color link
Moderate Lime Green

#91A84A

Jewelled Yellow color link
Jewelled Yellow

#9A883E

Crisp Green color link
Crisp Green

#959552

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

#979A40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979A40
  • RGB151, 154, 64
  • CMYK1, 0, 35, 40
  • CSSrgb(151, 154, 64)
  • HSL62°, 41%, 43%
  • HSL Precise62°, 41.284%, 42.745%
  • HSV62°, 58%, 60%
  • HSB62°, 58%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.604, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.604, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.604, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979A40
  • DECIMAL ID9935424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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