Information about Bistre Brown color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #967117 reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hazel (#8E7618). Nearby in the Register you will also find Golden Brown (#996515) and Rapeseed Oil (#A17917).
The recipe behind #967117 is rgb(150, 113, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. The name "Bistre Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Bistre Brown color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Bistre Brown color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Bistre Brown color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Bistre Brown color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Bistre Brown color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Bistre Brown 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Bistre Brown color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Bistre Brown
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#8E7618
#996515
#A17917
#947706
#9E8022
#A47D0E
#8D702A
#8F7303
#988422
#A48111
#886221
#826A21
Bistre Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#967117
- RGB150, 113, 23
- CMYK0, 15, 50, 41
- CSSrgb(150, 113, 23)
- HSL43°, 73%, 34%
- HSL Precise42.52°, 73.41%, 33.922%
- HSV43°, 85%, 59%
- HSB43°, 85%, 59%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
- GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.443, 0.090)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.443, 0.090, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.443, 0.090)
- Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID967117
- DECIMAL ID9859351
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
