Information about #966D0D color

#966D0D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#966D0D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 109, 13) — 58.8% red, 42.7% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 54 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #966D0D reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning 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 near neighbor of Bistre Brown (#967117). Slightly further away sit Golden Brown (#996515) and Puke Brown (#947706).

The recipe behind #966D0D is rgb(150, 109, 13), with red as the dominant ingredient. 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, #966D0D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#966D0D color variations

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

#966D0D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#966D0D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3C2B05

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Black

#000000

#966D0D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#966D0D 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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#966D0D 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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#280D96
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#0D7B96
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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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#96280D
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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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#0D966D
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#6D0D96
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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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#36960D
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#0D3696
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#6D0D96
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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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#0D9628
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#0D3696
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#960D7B
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Nearest named colors to #966D0D

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

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Gamboge Orange color link
Gamboge Orange

#996600

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Yellowish Brown color link
Yellowish Brown

#9B7A01

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

#966D0D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#966D0D
  • RGB150, 109, 13
  • CMYK0, 16, 54, 41
  • CSSrgb(150, 109, 13)
  • HSL42°, 84%, 32%
  • HSL Precise42.044°, 84.049%, 31.961%
  • HSV42°, 91%, 59%
  • HSB42°, 91%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.427, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.427, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.427, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID966D0D
  • DECIMAL ID9858317
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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