Information about #996F37 color

#996F37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #996F37 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 111, 55) (60% red, 43.5% green, 21.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 16 / 38 / 40 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#996F37 presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wood (#966F33). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Carnegie Hero Gold (#9D6F3C) and Dark Buff (#976638).

The recipe behind #996F37 is rgb(153, 111, 55), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #996F37 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#996F37 color variations

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

#996F37 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#996F37 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#996F37 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#996F37 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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#996F37 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 #996F37

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

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Metallic Sunburst color link
Metallic Sunburst

#9C7C38

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

#996F37 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996F37
  • RGB153, 111, 55
  • CMYK0, 16, 38, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 111, 55)
  • HSL34°, 47%, 41%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 47.115%, 40.784%
  • HSV34°, 64%, 60%
  • HSB34°, 64%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.435, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.435, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.435, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID996F37
  • DECIMAL ID10055479
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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