Information about #956C16 color

#956C16 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#956C16 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 108, 22) — 58.4% red, 42.4% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 50 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #956C16 reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bistre Brown (#967117). Slightly further away sit Golden Brown (#996515) and Hazel (#8E7618).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(149, 108, 22)), which gives #956C16 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. #956C16 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#956C16 color variations

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

#956C16 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#956C16 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5A420D

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Black

#000000

#956C16 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#956C16 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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#956C16 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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#173F97
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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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#2E1797
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#177F97
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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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#972E17
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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
#956C16
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#17976E
#17976E

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#6E1797
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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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#3F9717
#3F9717

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#173F97
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#6E1797
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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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#17972E
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#173F97
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#97177F
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Nearest named colors to #956C16

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

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Yukon Gold color link
Yukon Gold

#826A21

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

#956C16 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#956C16
  • RGB149, 108, 22
  • CMYK0, 16, 50, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 108, 22)
  • HSL41°, 74%, 34%
  • HSL Precise40.63°, 74.269%, 33.529%
  • HSV41°, 85%, 58%
  • HSB41°, 85%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.424, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.424, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.424, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID956C16
  • DECIMAL ID9792534
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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