Information about #9D8E01 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9D8E01 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(157, 142, 1) — 61.6% red, 55.7% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 61 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9D8E01 reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Diarrhea (#9F8303). Slightly further away sit Strong Gold (#A89300) and Dark Mustard (#A88905).

The recipe behind #9D8E01 is rgb(157, 142, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9D8E01: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9D8E01 color variations

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#9D8E01 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 #9D8E01

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

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Pea Soup color link
Pea Soup

#929901

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9D8E01
  • RGB157, 142, 1
  • CMYK0, 6, 61, 38
  • CSSrgb(157, 142, 1)
  • HSL54°, 99%, 31%
  • HSL Precise54.231°, 98.734%, 30.98%
  • HSV54°, 99%, 62%
  • HSB54°, 99%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.557, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.557, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.557, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9D8E01
  • DECIMAL ID10325505
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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