Information about Pale Oyster color

#9C8D72 - Pale Oyster color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9C8D72 ("Pale Oyster") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 141, 114) — 61.2% red, 55.3% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 16 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9C8D72 is a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cargo (#9B8F75). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Nullarbor (#9D8972) and Treasure Chest (#9B8E6E).

The recipe behind #9C8D72 is rgb(156, 141, 114), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9C8D72: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. The name "Pale Oyster" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pale Oyster color variations

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

Pale Oyster color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pale Oyster

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White

#FFFFFF

Pale Oyster color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Pale Oyster color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Pale Oyster color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9C8D72
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Pale Oyster 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
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Pale Oyster

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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
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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
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Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

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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
#9C8D72
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Pale Oyster

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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Pale Oyster

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Cargo color link
Cargo

#9B8F75

Half Nullarbor color link
Half Nullarbor

#9D8972

Treasure Chest color link
Treasure Chest

#9B8E6E

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Triple Bison Hide color link
Triple Bison Hide

#9A8F77

Triple Joss color link
Triple Joss

#9C8773

Triple Drought color link
Triple Drought

#A48D70

Triple Pavlova color link
Triple Pavlova

#9F896B

Triple Sandcastle color link
Triple Sandcastle

#A38A6D

Almond Frost color link
Almond Frost

#9A8678

Mongoose color link
Mongoose

#A58B6F

Arrowtown color link
Arrowtown

#948771

Pale Oyster color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C8D72
  • RGB156, 141, 114
  • CMYK0, 6, 16, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 141, 114)
  • HSL39°, 18%, 53%
  • HSL Precise38.571°, 17.5%, 52.941%
  • HSV39°, 27%, 61%
  • HSB39°, 27%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.553, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.553, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.553, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C8D72
  • DECIMAL ID10259826
  • Name Length11
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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