Information about #99551E color

#99551E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99551E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 85, 30) — 60% red, 33.3% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 48 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #99551E reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Rich Brown (#964C1D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fox (#985629) and Rich Gold (#A15226).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 85, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. No one has named #99551E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#99551E color variations

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

#99551E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#99551E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#99551E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#99551E 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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#99551E 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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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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#991E24
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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #99551E

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

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Alert Tan color link
Alert Tan

#954E2C

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

#99551E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99551E
  • RGB153, 85, 30
  • CMYK0, 27, 48, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 85, 30)
  • HSL27°, 67%, 36%
  • HSL Precise26.829°, 67.213%, 35.882%
  • HSV27°, 80%, 60%
  • HSB27°, 80%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.333, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.333, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.333, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID99551E
  • DECIMAL ID10048798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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