Information about #996148 color

#996148 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#996148 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 97, 72) — 60% red, 38% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 32 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#996148 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sepia Skin (#9E5B40). Slightly further away sit Briar Bronze (#9C6B4E) and Coconut (#965A3E).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 97, 72) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #996148: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#996148 color variations

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

#996148 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 #996148

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

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Spicy Mix color link
Spicy Mix

#8B5F4D

Radiance color link
Radiance

#8F5743

Wild West color link
Wild West

#9A5440

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Copper Fire color link
Copper Fire

#925345

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996148
  • RGB153, 97, 72
  • CMYK0, 22, 32, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 97, 72)
  • HSL19°, 36%, 44%
  • HSL Precise18.519°, 36%, 44.118%
  • HSV19°, 53%, 60%
  • HSB19°, 53%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.380, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.380, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.380, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID996148
  • DECIMAL ID10051912
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01