Information about #9BA871 color

#9BA871 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9BA871 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(155, 168, 113) — 60.8% red, 65.9% green, 44.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 22 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9BA871 presents itself as a gently muted yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Iguana Green (#9CB071). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grayish Lime Green (#9EA87D) and Green Smoke (#9CA664).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 168, 113) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9BA871 color variations

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

#9BA871 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 #9BA871

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

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9BA871
  • RGB155, 168, 113
  • CMYK5, 0, 22, 34
  • CSSrgb(155, 168, 113)
  • HSL74°, 24%, 55%
  • HSL Precise74.182°, 24.017%, 55.098%
  • HSV74°, 33%, 66%
  • HSB74°, 33%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.659, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.659, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.659, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9BA871
  • DECIMAL ID10201201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01