Information about #979872 color

#979872 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#979872 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 152, 114) — 59.2% red, 59.6% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 15 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #979872 reads as a gently muted sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for 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 Frontier (#999D7A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(151, 152, 114)), which gives #979872 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #979872: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #979872 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#979872 color variations

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

#979872 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#979872

Color has no name
#ABAC8D

Color has no name
#C0C1A9

Color has no name
#D5D5C6

Color has no name
#EAEAE2

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#979872 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#979872

Color has no name
#797B59

Color has no name
#5B5C42

Color has no name
#3C3D2C

Color has no name
#1E1E16

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#979872 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#979872

Color has no name
#929373

Color has no name
#8D8E76

Color has no name
#898979

Color has no name
#84847C

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#979872 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#71987A

Color has no name
#779871

Color has no name
#879871

Color has no name
#979872

Color has no name
#988971

Color has no name
#987A71

Color has no name
#987177

Color has no name

#979872 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
#979872
#979872

Color has no name

#727198
#727198

Color has no name

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
#979872
#979872

Color has no name

#867198
#867198

Color has no name

#718398
#718398

Color has no name

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
#839871
#839871

Color has no name

#979872
#979872

Color has no name

#988671
#988671

Color has no name

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
#979872
#979872

Color has no name

#719798
#719798

Color has no name

#987197
#987197

Color has no name

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#979872
#979872

Color has no name

#719872
#719872

Color has no name

#727198
#727198

Color has no name

#987197
#987197

Color has no name

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#979872
#979872

Color has no name

#719886
#719886

Color has no name

#727198
#727198

Color has no name

#987183
#987183

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #979872

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

Malachite Green color link
Malachite Green

#97976F

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Frontier color link
Frontier

#999D7A

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Artichoke color link
Artichoke

#8F9779

Triple Bison Hide color link
Triple Bison Hide

#9A8F77

Treasure Chest color link
Treasure Chest

#9B8E6E

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Westwood color link
Westwood

#909B67

Double Hillary color link
Double Hillary

#978E69

Half Colins Wicket color link
Half Colins Wicket

#A4936F

#979872 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#979872 color image #979872 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#979872 color image #979872 color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#979872 color image #979872 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#979872 color image #979872 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979872
  • RGB151, 152, 114
  • CMYK0, 0, 15, 40
  • CSSrgb(151, 152, 114)
  • HSL62°, 16%, 52%
  • HSL Precise61.579°, 15.574%, 52.157%
  • HSV62°, 25%, 60%
  • HSB62°, 25%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.596, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.596, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.596, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979872
  • DECIMAL ID9934962
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.

ORCN is an independent private organisation that maintains a public register — not a governmental institution or an international standards organisation — in which a name is linked to a specific digital colour code. Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right, within the ORCN register, to have that name recorded against that colour code.

Important: a digital colour itself belongs to no one in law. That right exists only within the ORCN register: registration creates no ownership, trademark, copyright or design rights anywhere. Legal exclusivity outside the register, where it is available at all, arises separately under applicable trademark law and is generally limited to particular goods, services and jurisdictions.