Information about #966B36 color

#966B36 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#966B36 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(150, 107, 54) — 58.8% red, 42% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 38 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#966B36 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wood (#966F33). Slightly further away sit Dark Buff (#976638) and Bullion (#956A3E).

In RGB terms — rgb(150, 107, 54) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #966B36 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#966B36 color variations

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#966B36 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 #966B36

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

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#966B36
  • RGB150, 107, 54
  • CMYK0, 17, 38, 41
  • CSSrgb(150, 107, 54)
  • HSL33°, 47%, 40%
  • HSL Precise33.125°, 47.059%, 40%
  • HSV33°, 64%, 59%
  • HSB33°, 64%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.420, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.420, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.420, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID966B36
  • DECIMAL ID9857846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01