Information about #97C01A color

#97C01A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97C01A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 192, 26) — 59.2% red, 75.3% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 65 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97C01A is a vivid, lively sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gross Green (#A0BF16). Slightly further away sit Dark Lemon Lime (#8BBE1B) and Pea (#A4BF20).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(151, 192, 26)), which gives #97C01A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97C01A: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #97C01A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#97C01A color variations

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

#97C01A 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 #97C01A

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

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97C01A
  • RGB151, 192, 26
  • CMYK16, 0, 65, 25
  • CSSrgb(151, 192, 26)
  • HSL75°, 76%, 43%
  • HSL Precise74.819°, 76.147%, 42.745%
  • HSV75°, 86%, 75%
  • HSB75°, 86%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.753, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.753, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.753, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID97C01A
  • DECIMAL ID9945114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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