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#9FA500 closest to Countryside

#9FA500 is a light, vivid green; the closest named color is Countryside. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.7% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(159, 165, 0)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 35% black. #9FA500 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.86:1.

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Variations of #9FA500

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9FA500 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9FA500 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9FA500 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3A01D
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B39D00
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AE9F00
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3A01D
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADA113
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AB9A8C
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A3A161
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EA08B

#9FA500 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#9FA500 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.86:1 Very good#9FA500 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9FA500 in CSS

/* Countryside */
.color { color: #9FA500; }
.background { background-color: #9FA500; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9FA500; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 165 0);
color: hsl(62 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.154 112.4);

#9FA500 FAQ

What color is #9FA500?

#9FA500 is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Countryside. It belongs to the green color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9FA500?

#9FA500 is rgb(159, 165, 0) in RGB, hsl(62, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 100%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9FA500?

The complementary color of #9FA500 is #0600A5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9FA500?

Black text has the best contrast on #9FA500: 7.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9FA500 a warm or cool color?

#9FA500 is a warm color.