Information about #979662 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#979662 is a gently muted yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rustic Brass (#9A925B). Slightly further away sit Westwood (#909B67) and Double Hillary (#978E69).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 150, 98)), which gives #979662 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #979662 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#979662 color variations
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#979662 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#979662 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#979662 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#979662 color hues
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#979662 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #979662 color
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Nearest named colors to #979662
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9A925B
#909B67
#978E69
#97976F
#8C9E5E
#9B8E6E
#988762
#8A9A5B
#989171
#948A6C
#959552
#A28A64
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#979662
- RGB151, 150, 98
- CMYK0, 0, 21, 41
- CSSrgb(151, 150, 98)
- HSL59°, 21%, 49%
- HSL Precise58.868°, 21.285%, 48.824%
- HSV59°, 35%, 59%
- HSB59°, 35%, 59%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.588, 0.384)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.588, 0.384, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.588, 0.384)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID979662
- DECIMAL ID9934434
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
