Information about #966A3A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #966A3A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 106, 58) — 58.8% red, 41.6% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 36 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #966A3A sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bullion (#956A3E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Buff (#976638) and Wood (#966F33).

In RGB terms — rgb(150, 106, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #966A3A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. #966A3A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#966A3A color variations

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

#966A3A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#966A3A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#966A3A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#966A3A 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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#966A3A 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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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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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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#6A3B97
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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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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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#973B95
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Nearest named colors to #966A3A

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

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Yellow Sea Pine Brown color link
Yellow Sea Pine Brown

#896C39

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

#966A3A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#966A3A
  • RGB150, 106, 58
  • CMYK0, 17, 36, 41
  • CSSrgb(150, 106, 58)
  • HSL31°, 44%, 41%
  • HSL Precise31.304°, 44.231%, 40.784%
  • HSV31°, 61%, 59%
  • HSB31°, 61%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.416, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.416, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.416, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID966A3A
  • DECIMAL ID9857594
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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