#969400 Color Information

#969400 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #969400. In RGB, it consists of 58.8% Red, 58.0% Green, and 0.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 1.3% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 41.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 59.2°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 29.4%. The decimal value for #969400 is 9868288, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999900. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #969400 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#969400 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color150, 148, 0 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color58.8%, 58.0%, 0.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.412, 0.420, 1.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.013, 1, 0.412 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color59.2°, 100.0%, 29.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color59.2°, 100.0%, 58.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.168, 27.664, 4.119 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color2, 150, 0 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9868288 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.584, -13.459, 63.180 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.584, 64.598, 102.026 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.584, 6.100, 65.336 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color52.596, -13.418, 32.175 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.422, 0.503, 27.664 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288058368 / 0xff969400 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999900 Copy
Last Updated: March 25, 2025

Shades of #969400

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #969400, its pure hue is 59.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 29.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #969400, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131300 to #838200.

Tints of #969400

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #969400, its pure hue is 59.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 29.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #969400, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a3a120 to #f2f2df.

Tones of #969400

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #969400, its pure hue is 59.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #969400, which range from #4b4b4b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #969400 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #969400

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #969400! For #969400, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #969400. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #969400

This color, #969400, consists of 58.8% Red, 58.0% Green, and 0.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 150, Green = 148, Blue = 0. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #969400 is 0% Cyan, 1.3% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 41.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R58.8%
C0.0%
G58.0%
M1.3%
B0.0%
Y100.0%
K41.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 150 148 0
Octal 226 224 0
Hexa #96 #94 #00
Binary 10010110 10010100 00000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 1 100 41
Octal 0 1 144 51
Hexa #00 #01 #64 #29
Binary 00000000 00000001 01100100 00101001

Analogous Colors of #969400

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #969400 — which has hue 59.2° — its analogous colors are located at 29.2° and 89.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #969400.

Triadic Colors of #969400

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #969400 — which has hue 59.2° — its triadic colors are located at 59.2° and 299.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #969400.

Complementary Color of #969400

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #969400 — which has hue 59.2° — its complementary color is located at 239.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #969400.

Split Complementary Colors of #969400

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #969400 — which has hue 59.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 59.2° and 269.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #969400.

Tetradic Colors of #969400

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #969400 — which has hue 59.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 329.2°, 59.2°, 149.2°, and 239.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #969400.

Monochromatic Colors of #969400

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #969400, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4b4a00 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e1de00 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #969400

We want to make getting started with #969400 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #969400 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #969400 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #969400 with other HTML elements.

#969400 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #969400.
<span style="color: #969400;">The color of this text is #969400.</span>

#969400 Background Color

The background color for this text is #969400.
<div style="background-color: #969400; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #969400.</div>

#969400 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #969400.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #969400;">This color for the shadow of this text is #969400.</span>

#969400 Border Color

This is a div with border color #969400.
<div style="border: #969400 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #969400.</div>

#969400 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #969400 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #969400; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #969400 on a white background.</div></div>

#969400 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #969400 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #969400; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #969400 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #969400 to White

This is a gradient from #969400 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#969400,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#969400,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#969400,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#969400,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #969400 to white.</div>

Gradient from #969400 to Black

This is a gradient from #969400 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#969400,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#969400,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#969400,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#969400,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #969400 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #969400

In addition to using #969400 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #969400 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #969400, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 150, Green = 148, Blue = 0). If you need details about the color coordinates of #969400 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #969400
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(150, 148, 0)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #969400; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #969400; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #969400; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(150, 148, 0);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#969400")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:150, green:148, blue:0, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:150 green:148 blue:0 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(150f, 148f, 0f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(150, 148, 0);
 

#969400 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #969400 the same way. For those with color blindness, #969400 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #969400 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #969400 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #969400 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #969400 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #969400 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #969400 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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