Information about #9F9556 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9F9556 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 149, 86) — 62.4% red, 58.4% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 29 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #9F9556 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Police Khaki (#A38F58). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Brass (#9A925B) and Gingko (#A59C55).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 149, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9F9556 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9F9556 color variations

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

#9F9556 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9F9556 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9F9556 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9F9556 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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#9F9556 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 #9F9556

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

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

Rustic Brass color link
Rustic Brass

#9A925B

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Crisp Green color link
Crisp Green

#959552

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Gold Rush color link
Gold Rush

#A28A64

#9F9556 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F9556
  • RGB159, 149, 86
  • CMYK0, 4, 29, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 149, 86)
  • HSL52°, 30%, 48%
  • HSL Precise51.781°, 29.796%, 48.039%
  • HSV52°, 46%, 62%
  • HSB52°, 46%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.584, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.584, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.584, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9F9556
  • DECIMAL ID10458454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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