Information about #996E5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #996E5C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 110, 92) — 60% red, 43.1% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 24 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #996E5C reads as a calm, restrained orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brownish (#9C6D57). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Chestnut (#986960) and Toast (#9F715F).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 110, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #996E5C: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #996E5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#996E5C color variations

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

#996E5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#996E5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#996E5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#996E5C 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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#996E5C 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 #996E5C

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

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Dark Chestnut color link
Dark Chestnut

#986960

Toast color link
Toast

#9F715F

Liver Chestnut color link
Liver Chestnut

#987456

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Plum Blossom Mouse color link
Plum Blossom Mouse

#97645A

Walnut Dyed color link
Walnut Dyed

#9F7462

Triple Rickshaw color link
Triple Rickshaw

#907359

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Summer Library 19330 color link
Summer Library 19330

#9A7565

Dirt color link
Dirt

#9B7653

#996E5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996E5C
  • RGB153, 110, 92
  • CMYK0, 17, 24, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 110, 92)
  • HSL18°, 25%, 48%
  • HSL Precise17.705°, 24.898%, 48.039%
  • HSV18°, 40%, 60%
  • HSB18°, 40%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.431, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.431, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.431, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID996E5C
  • DECIMAL ID10055260
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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