Information about #9C995E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted sunny yellow, #9C995E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Brass (#9A925B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gingko (#A59C55) and Police Khaki (#A38F58).
The recipe behind #9C995E is rgb(156, 153, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#9C995E color variations
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#9C995E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9C995E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9C995E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9C995E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9C995E 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 #9C995E color
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Nearest named colors to #9C995E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9A925B
#A59C55
#A38F58
#9CA664
#959552
#909B67
#978E69
#A88F59
#8C9E5E
#A28A64
#AC9362
#97976F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9C995E
- RGB156, 153, 94
- CMYK0, 1, 24, 39
- CSSrgb(156, 153, 94)
- HSL57°, 25%, 49%
- HSL Precise57.097°, 24.8%, 49.02%
- HSV57°, 40%, 61%
- HSB57°, 40%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
- GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.600, 0.369)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.600, 0.369, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.600, 0.369)
- Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID9C995E
- DECIMAL ID10262878
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
