#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#996600
RGB153, 102, 0
HSL40.0°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 33%, 100%, 40%
HSV40.0°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB47.3, 13.5, 54.7
XYZ17.9, 16.3, 2.2
Decimal10053120

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.26:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #996600; }
.text-color { color: #996600; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #996600; }

Similar Colors

Darkgoldenrod
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