Information about #997C05 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#997C05 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 124, 5) — 60% red, 48.6% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 58 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #997C05 reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yellowish Brown (#9B7A01). Slightly further away sit Puke Brown (#947706) and Baby Poop (#937C00).

The recipe behind #997C05 is rgb(153, 124, 5), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #997C05: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#997C05 color variations

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

#997C05 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#997C05 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#997C05 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#997C05 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#997C05 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #997C05

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

Yellowish Brown color link
Yellowish Brown

#9B7A01

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

#997C05 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#997C05
  • RGB153, 124, 5
  • CMYK0, 11, 58, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 124, 5)
  • HSL48°, 94%, 31%
  • HSL Precise48.243°, 93.671%, 30.98%
  • HSV48°, 97%, 60%
  • HSB48°, 97%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.486, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.486, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.486, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID997C05
  • DECIMAL ID10058757
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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