Information about #9A9479 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9A9479 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(154, 148, 121) — 60.4% red, 58% 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.

The color #9A9479 reads as a gently muted yellow and 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 a hair away from Triple Bison Hide (#9A8F77). Slightly further away sit Cargo (#9B8F75) and Half Arrowtown (#98907F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(154, 148, 121)), which gives #9A9479 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9A9479: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #9A9479 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9A9479 color variations

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#9A9479 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 #9A9479

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

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Heirloom color link
Heirloom

#9D8B7C

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9A9479
  • RGB154, 148, 121
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 40
  • CSSrgb(154, 148, 121)
  • HSL49°, 14%, 54%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 14.043%, 53.922%
  • HSV49°, 21%, 60%
  • HSB49°, 21%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.580, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.580, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.580, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9A9479
  • DECIMAL ID10130553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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