#99492C

A dark, moderate orange closely aligning with Sienna.

About #99492C

At its core, #99492C is a dark and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Sienna. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 73 green, and 44 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 71% yellow, and 40% black. The HSL representation is 16.0° hue, 55.3% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99492C
RGB153, 73, 44
HSL16.0°, 55.3%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 52%, 71%, 40%
HSV16.0°, 71.2%, 60.0%
LAB40.8, 31.2, 32.5
XYZ16.0, 11.7, 3.8
Decimal10045740

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.34:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.84:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99492C; }
.text-color { color: #99492C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99492C; }

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