Information about #9C9E89 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9C9E89 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 158, 137) — 61.2% red, 62% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 8 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9C9E89 is a softly muted neutral grey that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Triple Ash (#9F9B86). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lemon Grass (#999A86) and Half Pravda (#A0998A).

The recipe behind #9C9E89 is rgb(156, 158, 137), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9C9E89: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #9C9E89 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9C9E89 color variations

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

#9C9E89 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C9E89 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C9E89 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#919284

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Grey

#808080

#9C9E89 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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#9C9E89 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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#9F9689
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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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#9F899C
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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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#899F8B
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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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#899F96
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#9F8992
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Nearest named colors to #9C9E89

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

Triple Ash color link
Triple Ash

#9F9B86

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

Nomad color link
Nomad

#A19986

Jwily color link
Jwily

#9DA58C

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Triple Tana color link
Triple Tana

#9F9B82

Napa color link
Napa

#A39A87

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C9E89
  • RGB156, 158, 137
  • CMYK1, 0, 8, 38
  • CSSrgb(156, 158, 137)
  • HSL66°, 10%, 58%
  • HSL Precise65.714°, 9.767%, 57.843%
  • HSV66°, 13%, 62%
  • HSB66°, 13%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.620, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.620, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.620, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C9E89
  • DECIMAL ID10264201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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