Information about Green Smoke color

#9CA664 - Green Smoke color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9CA664, known as "Green Smoke", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 166, 100) — 61.2% red, 65.1% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 26 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9CA664 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Preethi Green (#9CAB5C). Slightly further away sit Jigsaw (#8EA467) and Iguana Green (#9CB071).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 166, 100) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9CA664: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Green Smoke" in the Register.

Green Smoke color variations

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

Green Smoke 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 Green Smoke

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

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Willow Dye color link
Willow Dye

#8C9E5E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Rustic Brass color link
Rustic Brass

#9A925B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CA664
  • RGB156, 166, 100
  • CMYK4, 0, 26, 35
  • CSSrgb(156, 166, 100)
  • HSL69°, 27%, 52%
  • HSL Precise69.091°, 27.049%, 52.157%
  • HSV69°, 40%, 65%
  • HSB69°, 40%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.651, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.651, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.651, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9CA664
  • DECIMAL ID10266212
  • Name Length11
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