Information about Golden Brown color

#996515 - Golden Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #996515 ("Golden Brown") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 101, 21) — 60% red, 39.6% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 52 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#996515 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bistre Brown (#967117). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hazel (#8E7618) and Afghan Tan (#905E26).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 101, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #996515 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Golden Brown" in the Register.

Golden Brown color variations

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

Golden Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Golden Brown

#996515
#D38A1C

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#E6A94D

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#EEC588

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#F6E2C3

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White

#FFFFFF

Golden Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Golden Brown

#996515
#7A4F10

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#5B3B0C

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#3D2708

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#1E1304

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Black

#000000

Golden Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Golden Brown

#996515
#986A25

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#957038

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#90754D

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#897A65

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Grey

#808080

Golden Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2F9814

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#639814

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#989814

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Golden Brown

#996515
#982F14

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#98142F

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#981463

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Golden 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.

Complementary color schemes
#996515
Golden Brown

#996515

#154A99
#154A99

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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
#996515
Golden Brown

#996515

#221599
#221599

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#158B99
#158B99

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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
#8B9915
#8B9915

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#996515
Golden Brown

#996515

#992215
#992215

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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
#996515
Golden Brown

#996515

#159964
#159964

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#641599
#641599

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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
#996515
Golden Brown

#996515

#4A9915
#4A9915

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#154A99
#154A99

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#641599
#641599

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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
#996515
Golden Brown

#996515

#159922
#159922

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#154A99
#154A99

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#99158B
#99158B

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Nearest named colors to Golden Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Gamboge Orange color link
Gamboge Orange

#996600

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Golden Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#996515 - Golden Brown color image Golden Brown color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#996515 - Golden Brown color image Golden Brown color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996515
  • RGB153, 101, 21
  • CMYK0, 20, 52, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 101, 21)
  • HSL36°, 76%, 34%
  • HSL Precise36.364°, 75.862%, 34.118%
  • HSV36°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB36°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.396, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.396, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.396, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID996515
  • DECIMAL ID10052885
  • Name Length12
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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