#994916

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Saddlebrown.

About #994916

The precise color #994916 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Saddlebrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 73, and 22.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 52% Magenta, 86% Yellow, and 40% Black. With a hue angle of 23.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#994916
RGB153, 73, 22
HSL23.4°, 74.9%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 52%, 86%, 40%
HSV23.4°, 85.6%, 60.0%
LAB40.6, 30.3, 43.3
XYZ15.7, 11.6, 2.2
Decimal10045718

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.32:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.82:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #994916; }
.text-color { color: #994916; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #994916; }

Similar Colors

Saddlebrown
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