Information about #9F9550 color

#9F9550 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9F9550 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 149, 80) — 62.4% red, 58.4% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 31 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9F9550 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Crisp Green (#959552). Slightly further away sit Gingko (#A59C55) and Police Khaki (#A38F58).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 149, 80) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9F9550: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #9F9550 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9F9550 color variations

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#9F9550 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 #9F9550

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F9550
  • RGB159, 149, 80
  • CMYK0, 4, 31, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 149, 80)
  • HSL52°, 33%, 47%
  • HSL Precise52.405°, 33.054%, 46.863%
  • HSV52°, 50%, 62%
  • HSB52°, 50%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.584, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.584, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.584, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9F9550
  • DECIMAL ID10458448
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01