Information about #9CAE4C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9CAE4C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 174, 76) — 61.2% red, 68.2% green, 29.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 38 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9CAE4C reads as a moderately toned sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Apple Green (#9CA84A). Slightly further away sit Chameleon (#98B74F) and Moderate Lime Green (#91A84A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(156, 174, 76)), which gives #9CAE4C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9CAE4C: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9CAE4C color variations

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

#9CAE4C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CAE4C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9CAE4C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CAE4C 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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#9CAE4C 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #9CAE4C

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

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Moderate Lime Green color link
Moderate Lime Green

#91A84A

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Pale Young Green Onion color link
Pale Young Green Onion

#8DB255

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Moderate Spring Bud color link
Moderate Spring Bud

#85A84A

#9CAE4C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CAE4C
  • RGB156, 174, 76
  • CMYK7, 0, 38, 32
  • CSSrgb(156, 174, 76)
  • HSL71°, 39%, 49%
  • HSL Precise71.02°, 39.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV71°, 56%, 68%
  • HSB71°, 56%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.682, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.682, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.682, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9CAE4C
  • DECIMAL ID10268236
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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