Information about #979A51 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #979A51 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 154, 81) (59.2% red, 60.4% green, 31.8% blue), or CMYK 1 / 0 / 29 / 40 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#979A51 presents itself as a softly balanced golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Crisp Green (#959552). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Brass (#9A925B) and Gingko (#A59C55).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 154, 81) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #979A51 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#979A51 color variations

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

#979A51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979A51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979A51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979A51 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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#979A51 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 #979A51

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

Rustic Brass color link
Rustic Brass

#9A925B

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Moss Green color link
Moss Green

#8A9A5B

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Moderate Lime Green color link
Moderate Lime Green

#91A84A

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Willow Dye color link
Willow Dye

#8C9E5E

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

#979A51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979A51
  • RGB151, 154, 81
  • CMYK1, 0, 29, 40
  • CSSrgb(151, 154, 81)
  • HSL62°, 31%, 46%
  • HSL Precise62.466°, 31.064%, 46.078%
  • HSV62°, 47%, 60%
  • HSB62°, 47%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.604, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.604, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.604, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979A51
  • DECIMAL ID9935441
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers315 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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