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Information about Carat color

#867D60 - Carat color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #867D60 ("Carat") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(134, 125, 96) (52.5% red, 49% green, 37.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 15 / 47 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#867D60 presents itself as a calm, restrained golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Grey Olive (#867B5D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Army Brown (#827B60) and Olive Haze (#888064).

In RGB terms — rgb(134, 125, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #867D60: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. The name "Carat" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Carat color variations

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

Carat 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 Carat

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#867D60
  • RGB134, 125, 96
  • CMYK0, 4, 15, 47
  • CSSrgb(134, 125, 96)
  • HSL46°, 17%, 45%
  • HSL Precise45.789°, 16.522%, 45.098%
  • HSV46°, 28%, 53%
  • HSB46°, 28%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.490, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.490, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.490, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID867D60
  • DECIMAL ID8813920
  • Name Length5
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