Information about #9AA51C color

#9AA51C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9AA51C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(154, 165, 28) — 60.4% red, 64.7% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 54 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9AA51C presents itself as a vivid, lively yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Citron (#9FA91F). Slightly further away sit Pea Soup Green (#94A617) and Vomit (#A2A415).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(154, 165, 28)), which gives #9AA51C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9AA51C: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #9AA51C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9AA51C color variations

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#9AA51C 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 #9AA51C

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

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9AA51C
  • RGB154, 165, 28
  • CMYK4, 0, 54, 35
  • CSSrgb(154, 165, 28)
  • HSL65°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise64.818°, 70.984%, 37.843%
  • HSV65°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB65°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.647, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.647, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.647, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9AA51C
  • DECIMAL ID10134812
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01