Information about #956C51 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#956C51 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 108, 81) — 58.4% red, 42.4% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 27 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned warm orange, #956C51 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Briar Bronze (#9C6B4E). Slightly further away sit Italian Roast (#906652) and Brownish (#9C6D57).

The recipe behind #956C51 is rgb(149, 108, 81), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #956C51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#956C51 color variations

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#956C51 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #956C51

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

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Dirt color link
Dirt

#9B7653

Lodestar color link
Lodestar

#8A7252

#956C51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#956C51
  • RGB149, 108, 81
  • CMYK0, 16, 27, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 108, 81)
  • HSL24°, 30%, 45%
  • HSL Precise23.824°, 29.565%, 45.098%
  • HSV24°, 46%, 58%
  • HSB24°, 46%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.424, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.424, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.424, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID956C51
  • DECIMAL ID9792593
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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