Information about #90966A color

#90966A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#90966A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(144, 150, 106) — 56.5% red, 58.8% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 17 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#90966A is a softly toned golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Westwood (#909B67). Slightly further away sit Malachite Green (#97976F) and Double Hillary (#978E69).

In RGB terms — rgb(144, 150, 106) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #90966A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#90966A color variations

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

#90966A 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 #90966A

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

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Willow Dye color link
Willow Dye

#8C9E5E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#90966A
  • RGB144, 150, 106
  • CMYK2, 0, 17, 41
  • CSSrgb(144, 150, 106)
  • HSL68°, 17%, 50%
  • HSL Precise68.182°, 17.323%, 50.196%
  • HSV68°, 29%, 59%
  • HSB68°, 29%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.565, 0.588, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.565, 0.588, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.565, 0.588, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID90966A
  • DECIMAL ID9475690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01