Information about #986E51 color

#986E51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#986E51 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(152, 110, 81) — 59.6% red, 43.1% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 28 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #986E51 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Briar Bronze (#9C6B4E). Slightly further away sit Brownish (#9C6D57) and Liver Chestnut (#987456).

The recipe behind #986E51 is rgb(152, 110, 81), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #986E51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#986E51 color variations

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

#986E51 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 #986E51

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

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Dirt color link
Dirt

#9B7653

Mocha color link
Mocha

#9D7651

Moscow Mule color link
Moscow Mule

#9E7853

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#986E51
  • RGB152, 110, 81
  • CMYK0, 16, 28, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 110, 81)
  • HSL25°, 30%, 46%
  • HSL Precise24.507°, 30.472%, 45.686%
  • HSV25°, 47%, 60%
  • HSB25°, 47%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.431, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.431, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.431, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID986E51
  • DECIMAL ID9989713
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01