Information about #966C59 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#966C59 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 108, 89) — 58.8% red, 42.4% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 24 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#966C59 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brownish (#9C6D57). Slightly further away sit Dark Chestnut (#986960) and Plum Blossom Mouse (#97645A).

In RGB terms — rgb(150, 108, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #966C59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#966C59 color variations

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

#966C59 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#966C59 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#966C59 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#966C59 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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#966C59 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 #966C59

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

Plum Blossom Mouse color link
Plum Blossom Mouse

#97645A

Liver Chestnut color link
Liver Chestnut

#987456

Triple Rickshaw color link
Triple Rickshaw

#907359

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Italian Roast color link
Italian Roast

#906652

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Toast color link
Toast

#9F715F

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#966C59 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#966C59
  • RGB150, 108, 89
  • CMYK0, 16, 24, 41
  • CSSrgb(150, 108, 89)
  • HSL19°, 26%, 47%
  • HSL Precise18.689°, 25.523%, 46.863%
  • HSV19°, 41%, 59%
  • HSB19°, 41%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.424, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.424, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.424, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID966C59
  • DECIMAL ID9858137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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