Information about #996A15 color

#996A15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#996A15 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 106, 21) — 60% red, 41.6% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 52 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#996A15 is a energetic, saturated orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Golden Brown (#996515). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bistre Brown (#967117) and Hazel (#8E7618).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(153, 106, 21)), which gives #996A15 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #996A15: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #996A15 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#996A15 color variations

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

#996A15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#996A15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#996A15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#996A15 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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#996A15 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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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 #996A15

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

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Gamboge Orange color link
Gamboge Orange

#996600

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

#996A15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996A15
  • RGB153, 106, 21
  • CMYK0, 18, 52, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 106, 21)
  • HSL39°, 76%, 34%
  • HSL Precise38.636°, 75.862%, 34.118%
  • HSV39°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB39°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.416, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.416, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.416, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID996A15
  • DECIMAL ID10054165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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