Information about #84970C color

#84970C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #84970C is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 151, 12) — 51.8% red, 59.2% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 55 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated sunny yellow, #84970C sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Immature Green (#8B9C15). Nearby in the Register you will also find Baby Poop Green (#8F9805) and Ugly Green (#7A9703).

The recipe behind #84970C is rgb(132, 151, 12), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#84970C color variations

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#84970C 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 #84970C

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#84970C
  • RGB132, 151, 12
  • CMYK7, 0, 55, 41
  • CSSrgb(132, 151, 12)
  • HSL68°, 85%, 32%
  • HSL Precise68.201°, 85.276%, 31.961%
  • HSV68°, 92%, 59%
  • HSB68°, 92%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.592, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.592, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.592, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID84970C
  • DECIMAL ID8689420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01