Information about #987F6B color

#987F6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#987F6B falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 127, 107) — 59.6% red, 49.8% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 18 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#987F6B is a softly toned amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Outback (#95826C). Slightly further away sit Double Malta (#93806C) and Dusty Road (#977E66).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 127, 107) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #987F6B: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#987F6B color variations

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

#987F6B 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 #987F6B

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

Outback color link
Outback

#95826C

Double Malta color link
Double Malta

#93806C

Dusty Road color link
Dusty Road

#977E66

Seismic color link
Seismic

#9C7D67

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Gargoyle color link
Gargoyle

#907E69

Beaver color link
Beaver

#9F8170

Squirrel color link
Squirrel

#8F7D6B

Milky Way color link
Milky Way

#8E7F68

Arrowtown color link
Arrowtown

#948771

Incognito color link
Incognito

#8E7C6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#987F6B
  • RGB152, 127, 107
  • CMYK0, 10, 18, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 127, 107)
  • HSL27°, 18%, 51%
  • HSL Precise26.667°, 17.928%, 50.784%
  • HSV27°, 30%, 60%
  • HSB27°, 30%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.498, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.498, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.498, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID987F6B
  • DECIMAL ID9994091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01