Information about #9C8C41 color

#9C8C41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C8C41 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 140, 65) — 61.2% red, 54.9% green, 25.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 36 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #9C8C41 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 almost identical to Jewelled Yellow (#9A883E). Slightly further away sit Highball (#928C3C) and Willow Tea (#9C8A4D).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 140, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9C8C41: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #9C8C41 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9C8C41 color variations

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#9C8C41 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 #9C8C41

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

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

#9C8C41 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C8C41
  • RGB156, 140, 65
  • CMYK0, 6, 36, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 140, 65)
  • HSL49°, 41%, 43%
  • HSL Precise49.451°, 41.176%, 43.333%
  • HSV49°, 58%, 61%
  • HSB49°, 58%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.549, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.549, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.549, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C8C41
  • DECIMAL ID10259521
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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