Information about #995A2E color

#995A2E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#995A2E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 90, 46) — 60% red, 35.3% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 42 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#995A2E is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moroccan Spice (#985934). Slightly further away sit Fox (#985629) and Chelsea Gem (#95532F).

The recipe behind #995A2E is rgb(153, 90, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #995A2E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#995A2E color variations

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#995A2E 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 #995A2E

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

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Alert Tan color link
Alert Tan

#954E2C

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#995A2E
  • RGB153, 90, 46
  • CMYK0, 25, 42, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 90, 46)
  • HSL25°, 54%, 39%
  • HSL Precise24.673°, 53.769%, 39.02%
  • HSV25°, 70%, 60%
  • HSB25°, 70%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.353, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.353, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.353, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID995A2E
  • DECIMAL ID10050094
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01