Information about #966317 color

#966317 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#966317 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 99, 23) — 58.8% red, 38.8% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 50 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #966317 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Brown (#996515). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bistre Brown (#967117) and Afghan Tan (#905E26).

The recipe behind #966317 is rgb(150, 99, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #966317: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #966317 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#966317 color variations

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

#966317 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 #966317

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

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Oak Brown color link
Oak Brown

#806517

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Rusty Nail color link
Rusty Nail

#8D5F2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#966317
  • RGB150, 99, 23
  • CMYK0, 20, 50, 41
  • CSSrgb(150, 99, 23)
  • HSL36°, 73%, 34%
  • HSL Precise35.906°, 73.41%, 33.922%
  • HSV36°, 85%, 59%
  • HSB36°, 85%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.388, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.388, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.388, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID966317
  • DECIMAL ID9855767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01