Information about #9E9A6B color

#9E9A6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9E9A6B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 154, 107) — 62% red, 60.4% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 20 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9E9A6B reads as a calm, restrained yellow and feels open and friendly. 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 a hair away from Malachite Green (#97976F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Colins Wicket (#A4936F) and Gurkha (#989171).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(158, 154, 107)), which gives #9E9A6B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9E9A6B: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9E9A6B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9E9A6B color variations

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

#9E9A6B 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 #9E9A6B

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

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E9A6B
  • RGB158, 154, 107
  • CMYK0, 2, 20, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 154, 107)
  • HSL55°, 21%, 52%
  • HSL Precise55.294°, 20.816%, 51.961%
  • HSV55°, 32%, 62%
  • HSB55°, 32%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.604, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.604, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.604, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9E9A6B
  • DECIMAL ID10394219
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01