Information about #97AF37 color

#97AF37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97AF37 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 175, 55) — 59.2% red, 68.6% green, 21.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 47 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #97AF37 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Booger (#9BB53C). Slightly further away sit Pomelo (#96A53C) and Sick Green (#9DB92C).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 175, 55) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97AF37: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #97AF37 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#97AF37 color variations

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

#97AF37 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 #97AF37

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

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AF37
  • RGB151, 175, 55
  • CMYK9, 0, 47, 31
  • CSSrgb(151, 175, 55)
  • HSL72°, 52%, 45%
  • HSL Precise72°, 52.174%, 45.098%
  • HSV72°, 69%, 69%
  • HSB72°, 69%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.686, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.686, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.686, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID97AF37
  • DECIMAL ID9940791
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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