Information about #9C9563 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #9C9563 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rustic Brass (#9A925B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Hillary (#978E69) and Gold Rush (#A28A64).
In RGB terms — rgb(156, 149, 99) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9C9563 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #9C9563 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#9C9563 color variations
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#9C9563 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9C9563 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9C9563 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9C9563 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9C9563 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9C9563 color
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Nearest named colors to #9C9563
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9A925B
#978E69
#A28A64
#9B8E6E
#97976F
#909B67
#A38F58
#A4936F
#988762
#9F896B
#989171
#AC9362
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9C9563
- RGB156, 149, 99
- CMYK0, 3, 22, 39
- CSSrgb(156, 149, 99)
- HSL53°, 22%, 50%
- HSL Precise52.632°, 22.353%, 50%
- HSV53°, 37%, 61%
- HSB53°, 37%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
- GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.584, 0.388)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.584, 0.388, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.584, 0.388)
- Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID9C9563
- DECIMAL ID10261859
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
