Information about #956B3E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#956B3E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 107, 62) — 58.4% red, 42% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 34 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #956B3E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bullion (#956A3E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bullwhip (#8F7040) and Dark Buff (#976638).

The recipe behind #956B3E is rgb(149, 107, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #956B3E: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. #956B3E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#956B3E color variations

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

#956B3E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#956B3E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#956B3E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#897662

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Grey

#808080

#956B3E 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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#93473D

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#956B3E 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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#3E6793
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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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#3F3E93
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#3E9293
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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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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
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#3E936A
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#6A3E93
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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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#67933E
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#3E6793
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#6A3E93
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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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#3E933F
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#3E6793
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#933E92
#933E92

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Nearest named colors to #956B3E

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

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Yellow Sea Pine Brown color link
Yellow Sea Pine Brown

#896C39

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

#956B3E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#956B3E
  • RGB149, 107, 62
  • CMYK0, 16, 34, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 107, 62)
  • HSL31°, 41%, 41%
  • HSL Precise31.034°, 41.232%, 41.373%
  • HSV31°, 58%, 58%
  • HSB31°, 58%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.420, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.420, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.420, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID956B3E
  • DECIMAL ID9792318
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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