Information about #96956F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#96956F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 149, 111) — 58.8% red, 58.4% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 15 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #96956F reads as a softly toned sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Malachite Green (#97976F). Slightly further away sit Gurkha (#989171) and Treasure Chest (#9B8E6E).

The recipe behind #96956F is rgb(150, 149, 111), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #96956F: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#96956F color variations

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#96956F 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 #96956F

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

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

#96956F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96956F
  • RGB150, 149, 111
  • CMYK0, 0, 15, 41
  • HSL58°, 16%, 51%
  • HSL Precise58.462°, 15.663%, 51.176%
  • HSV58°, 26%, 59%
  • HSB58°, 26%, 59%
  • HEX ID96956F
  • DECIMAL ID9868655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
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