Information about #9B9E6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9B9E6E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(155, 158, 110) — 60.8% red, 62% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 19 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9B9E6E presents itself as a gently muted yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Malachite Green (#97976F). Slightly further away sit Frontier (#999D7A) and Green Smoke (#9CA664).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 158, 110) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9B9E6E: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #9B9E6E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9B9E6E color variations

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

#9B9E6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9B9E6E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9B9E6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9B9E6E 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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#9B9E6E 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 #9B9E6E

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

Malachite Green color link
Malachite Green

#97976F

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Half Colins Wicket color link
Half Colins Wicket

#A4936F

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Treasure Chest color link
Treasure Chest

#9B8E6E

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Triple Akaroa color link
Triple Akaroa

#A4977A

#9B9E6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B9E6E
  • RGB155, 158, 110
  • CMYK1, 0, 19, 38
  • CSSrgb(155, 158, 110)
  • HSL64°, 20%, 53%
  • HSL Precise63.75°, 19.835%, 52.549%
  • HSV64°, 30%, 62%
  • HSB64°, 30%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.620, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.620, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.620, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9B9E6E
  • DECIMAL ID10198638
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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