Information about #898042 color

#898042 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#898042 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 128, 66) — 53.7% red, 50.2% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 28 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#898042 is a mildly saturated yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wanderlust (#88843C). Slightly further away sit Drab (#828344) and Moss (#8B7D3A).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 128, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #898042 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#898042 color variations

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

#898042 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#898042 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#898042 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#898042 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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#898042 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 #898042

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

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Old Moss Green color link
Old Moss Green

#867E36

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Solid Gold color link
Solid Gold

#927748

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

#898042 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#898042
  • RGB137, 128, 66
  • CMYK0, 4, 28, 46
  • CSSrgb(137, 128, 66)
  • HSL52°, 35%, 40%
  • HSL Precise52.394°, 34.975%, 39.804%
  • HSV52°, 52%, 54%
  • HSB52°, 52%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.502, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.502, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.502, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID898042
  • DECIMAL ID9011266
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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