Information about #999579 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #999579 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 149, 121) — 60% red, 58.4% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 13 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #999579 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Bison Hide (#9A8F77). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cargo (#9B8F75) and Quarter Evolution (#989280).

The recipe behind #999579 is rgb(153, 149, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #999579 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #999579 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#999579 color variations

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

#999579 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999579 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#999579 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999579 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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#999579 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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#86799A
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#798E9A
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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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#799A96
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#96799A
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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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#7D9A79
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#797D9A
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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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#797D9A
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#9A798E
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Nearest named colors to #999579

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

Triple Bison Hide color link
Triple Bison Hide

#9A8F77

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Quarter Evolution color link
Quarter Evolution

#989280

Half Arrowtown color link
Half Arrowtown

#98907F

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Double Cougar color link
Double Cougar

#998F80

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Half Stonewall color link
Half Stonewall

#938D7B

Malachite Green color link
Malachite Green

#97976F

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

#999579 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999579
  • RGB153, 149, 121
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 149, 121)
  • HSL53°, 14%, 54%
  • HSL Precise52.5°, 13.559%, 53.725%
  • HSV53°, 21%, 60%
  • HSB53°, 21%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.584, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.584, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.584, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999579
  • DECIMAL ID10065273
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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