Information about #986642 color

#986642 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#986642 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 102, 66) — 59.6% red, 40% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 34 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#986642 is a softly balanced amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bullion (#956A3E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Buff (#976638) and Earth (#A2653E).

The recipe behind #986642 is rgb(152, 102, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #986642: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #986642 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#986642 color variations

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

#986642 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 #986642

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

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#986642
  • RGB152, 102, 66
  • CMYK0, 20, 34, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 102, 66)
  • HSL25°, 39%, 43%
  • HSL Precise25.116°, 39.45%, 42.745%
  • HSV25°, 57%, 60%
  • HSB25°, 57%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.400, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.400, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.400, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID986642
  • DECIMAL ID9987650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01