Information about #997438 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #997438 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 116, 56) — 60% red, 45.5% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 38 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #997438 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carnegie Hero Gold (#9D6F3C). Slightly further away sit Wood (#966F33) and Finch Brown (#957B38).

The recipe behind #997438 is rgb(153, 116, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #997438 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#997438 color variations

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

#997438 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#997438 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#997438 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#997438 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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#997438 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 #997438

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

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Metallic Sunburst color link
Metallic Sunburst

#9C7C38

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

#997438 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#997438
  • RGB153, 116, 56
  • CMYK0, 15, 38, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 116, 56)
  • HSL37°, 46%, 41%
  • HSL Precise37.113°, 46.411%, 40.98%
  • HSV37°, 63%, 60%
  • HSB37°, 63%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.455, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.455, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.455, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID997438
  • DECIMAL ID10056760
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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