Information about #956C3A color

#956C3A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#956C3A falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 108, 58) — 58.4% red, 42.4% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 36 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #956C3A reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 a hair away from Bullion (#956A3E). Slightly further away sit Dark Buff (#976638) and Wood (#966F33).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 108, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #956C3A: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#956C3A color variations

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#956C3A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #956C3A

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

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Mckenzie color link
Mckenzie

#8C6338

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#956C3A
  • RGB149, 108, 58
  • CMYK0, 16, 36, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 108, 58)
  • HSL33°, 44%, 41%
  • HSL Precise32.967°, 43.961%, 40.588%
  • HSV33°, 61%, 58%
  • HSB33°, 61%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.424, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.424, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.424, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID956C3A
  • DECIMAL ID9792570
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01