Information about #97AE06 color

#97AE06 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #97AE06 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 174, 6) — 59.2% red, 68.2% green, 2.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 66 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength sunny yellow, #97AE06 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Puke Green (#9AAE07). Slightly further away sit Barf Green (#94AC02) and Booger Green (#96B403).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(151, 174, 6)), which gives #97AE06 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97AE06 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97AE06 color variations

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

#97AE06 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 #97AE06

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

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Barf Green color link
Barf Green

#94AC02

Booger Green color link
Booger Green

#96B403

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Apple Green color link
Apple Green

#8DB600

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Vomit Green color link
Vomit Green

#89A203

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AE06
  • RGB151, 174, 6
  • CMYK9, 0, 66, 32
  • CSSrgb(151, 174, 6)
  • HSL68°, 93%, 35%
  • HSL Precise68.214°, 93.333%, 35.294%
  • HSV68°, 97%, 68%
  • HSB68°, 97%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.682, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.682, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.682, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID97AE06
  • DECIMAL ID9940486
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01