#996600
A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.
About #996600
When working with digital screens, the color #996600 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgoldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 102, and 0.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 40.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 30.0% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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.