Information about #985F16 color

#985F16 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #985F16 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 95, 22) — 59.6% red, 37.3% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 51 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #985F16 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Brown (#996515). Slightly further away sit Grizzly (#885818) and Afghan Tan (#905E26).

The recipe behind #985F16 is rgb(152, 95, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #985F16 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#985F16 color variations

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#985F16 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 #985F16

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

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Brown color link
Brown

#88540B

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#985F16
  • RGB152, 95, 22
  • CMYK0, 22, 51, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 95, 22)
  • HSL34°, 75%, 34%
  • HSL Precise33.692°, 74.713%, 34.118%
  • HSV34°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB34°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.373, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.373, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.373, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID985F16
  • DECIMAL ID9985814
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01