Color #996957

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Basic facts about this digital color

#996957 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 105, 87) — 60% red, 41.2% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 26 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #996957 reads as a softly balanced orange and feels open and friendly. 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 Brownish (#9C6D57). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Au Chico (#9E6759) and Plum Blossom Mouse (#97645A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(153, 105, 87)), which gives #996957 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #996957: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #996957 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#996957 color variations

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

#996957 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#996957 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#996957 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#996957 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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#996957 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.

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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 #996957

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

Brownish

#9C6D57

Au Chico

#9E6759

Plum Blossom Mouse

#97645A

Dark Chestnut

#986960

Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Italian Roast

#906652

Liver Chestnut

#987456

Warhol

#9B615F

Promise

#936962

Toast

#9F715F

Pale Brown

#987654

Triple Rickshaw

#907359

#996957 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#996957
RGB153, 105, 87
CMYK0, 19, 26, 40

HSL16°, 28%, 47%
HSL Precise16.364°, 27.5%, 47.059%
HSV16°, 43%, 60%
HSB16°, 43%, 60%

HEX ID996957
DECIMAL ID10053975
Name LengthThis color has no name

Color Family (Hue)Orange
Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

Percentage of Red in RGB60%
Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%

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