Information about #979B5D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #979B5D reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rustic Brass (#9A925B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Willow Dye (#8C9E5E) and Westwood (#909B67).
The recipe behind #979B5D is rgb(151, 155, 93), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #979B5D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #979B5D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#979B5D color variations
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#979B5D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#979B5D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#979B5D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#979B5D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#979B5D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #979B5D color
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Nearest named colors to #979B5D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9A925B
#8C9E5E
#909B67
#959552
#8A9A5B
#9CA664
#A59C55
#8EA467
#9CAB5C
#978E69
#A38F58
#97976F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#979B5D
- RGB151, 155, 93
- CMYK2, 0, 24, 39
- CSSrgb(151, 155, 93)
- HSL64°, 25%, 49%
- HSL Precise63.871°, 25%, 48.627%
- HSV64°, 40%, 61%
- HSB64°, 40%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.608, 0.365)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.608, 0.365, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.608, 0.365)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID979B5D
- DECIMAL ID9935709
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
