Information about #9FCE8D color

#9FCE8D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9FCE8D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 206, 141) — 62.4% red, 80.8% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 25 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9FCE8D is a mildly saturated chartreuse that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pastel Grass Green (#9ECB91). Slightly further away sit Nathaniels green (#9ACF92) and Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 206, 141) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9FCE8D: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #9FCE8D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9FCE8D color variations

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#9FCE8D 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 #9FCE8D

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

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Spring Rain color link
Spring Rain

#A3BD9C

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9FCE8D
  • RGB159, 206, 141
  • CMYK18, 0, 25, 19
  • CSSrgb(159, 206, 141)
  • HSL103°, 40%, 68%
  • HSL Precise103.385°, 39.877%, 68.039%
  • HSV103°, 32%, 81%
  • HSB103°, 32%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.808, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.808, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.808, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9FCE8D
  • DECIMAL ID10473101
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01