#994900

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Saddlebrown.

About #994900

The hex code #994900 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Saddlebrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 73 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 52% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 28.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#994900
RGB153, 73, 0
HSL28.6°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 52%, 100%, 40%
HSV28.6°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB40.5, 29.9, 50.4
XYZ15.5, 11.5, 1.4
Decimal10045696

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.31:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.81:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #994900; }
.text-color { color: #994900; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #994900; }

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