#996D24

A dark, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #996D24

When working with digital screens, the color #996D24 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 109, and 36.

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 29% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 37.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#996D24
RGB153, 109, 36
HSL37.4°, 61.9%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 29%, 76%, 40%
HSV37.4°, 76.5%, 60.0%
LAB49.3, 10.5, 45.5
XYZ18.9, 17.8, 4.1
Decimal10054948

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.57:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #996D24; }
.text-color { color: #996D24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #996D24; }

Similar Colors

Peru
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