Information about #997B05 color

#997B05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#997B05 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 123, 5) — 60% red, 48.2% green, 2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 58 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid yellow, #997B05 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowish Brown (#9B7A01). Nearby in the Register you will also find Puke Brown (#947706) and Baby Poop (#937C00).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 123, 5) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #997B05 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#997B05 color variations

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

#997B05 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 #997B05

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

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#997B05
  • RGB153, 123, 5
  • CMYK0, 12, 58, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 123, 5)
  • HSL48°, 94%, 31%
  • HSL Precise47.838°, 93.671%, 30.98%
  • HSV48°, 97%, 60%
  • HSB48°, 97%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.482, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.482, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.482, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID997B05
  • DECIMAL ID10058501
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01