Information about #997738 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #997738 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 119, 56) (60% red, 46.7% green, 22% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 38 / 40 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#997738 presents itself as a clearly saturated 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 almost identical to Finch Brown (#957B38). Slightly further away sit Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38) and Carnegie Hero Gold (#9D6F3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 119, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #997738: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#997738 color variations

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

#997738 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#997738 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#997738 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#997738 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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#997738 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 #997738

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

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Metallic Sunburst color link
Metallic Sunburst

#9C7C38

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

#997738 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#997738
  • RGB153, 119, 56
  • CMYK0, 13, 38, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 119, 56)
  • HSL39°, 46%, 41%
  • HSL Precise38.969°, 46.411%, 40.98%
  • HSV39°, 63%, 60%
  • HSB39°, 63%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.467, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.467, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.467, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID997738
  • DECIMAL ID10057528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers52 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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