All About Color #9CA079

#9CA079

About #9CA079

#9CA079 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #9CA079. In RGB it is red 156, green 160, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 66°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 24%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 2.72:1 on white and 7.72:1 on black.

#9CA079 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A0, 79
CMYK2.50%, 0.00%, 24.38%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal156, 160, 121
HSL66°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal234, 240, 171
HSV (HSB)66.15°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100000, 1111001
CIE-L*AB64.64, -8.15, 19.91
RGB Percent61.18%, 62.75%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH64.64, 21.51, 112.27
XYZ29.73, 33.59, 23.01
CIE-L*UV64.64, -0.39, 28.03
xyY0.34, 0.39, 33.59
Hunter-Lab57.96, -9.85, 17.04
RYB47.45%, 62.75%, 49.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA079 on a dark background: contrast 7.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA079 on a light background: contrast 2.72:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA079, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA079 · #C4C6AE · #6B6E4E · #7D79A0 · #B1AEC6

Analogous palette

#A07D79 · #A09079 · #9CA079 · #88A079 · #79A07D

Triadic palette

#9CA079 · #799CA0 · #A0799C · #C4C6AE · #AEC4C6

Tetradic palette

#9CA079 · #79A090 · #7D79A0 · #A07988 · #6B6E4E

Monochromatic palette

#484B35 · #747755 · #9CA079 · #BDC0A5 · #DEDFD2

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