Information about #97972B color

#97972B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97972B falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 151, 43) — 59.2% red, 59.2% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 42 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97972B is a clearly saturated golden yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Golden Lime (#9A9739). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Sycamore (#908D39).

The recipe behind #97972B is rgb(151, 151, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97972B: 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.

#97972B color variations

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#97972B 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 #97972B

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

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97972B
  • RGB151, 151, 43
  • CMYK0, 0, 42, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 151, 43)
  • HSL60°, 56%, 38%
  • HSL Precise60°, 55.67%, 38.039%
  • HSV60°, 72%, 59%
  • HSB60°, 72%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.592, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.592, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.592, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID97972B
  • DECIMAL ID9934635
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01