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#956032 Color

#956032 is rgb(149, 96, 50) in RGB, hsl(28, 50%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#956032
HEX#956032
RGBrgb(149, 96, 50)
HSLhsl(28, 50%, 39%)
HSVhsv(28, 66%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.092 59.8)
LABlab(46.00% 18.88 35.00)
LCHlch(46.00% 39.77 61.65)

What #956032 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #956032, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#956032 Channel Values

How #956032 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 96 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 50% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 66% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 66% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #956032 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #956032 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #956032

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #956032; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #956032

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #956032.

How #956032 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#956032
Protanopia#6B6B31
Protanomaly#7E6732
Deuteranopia#75752E
Deuteranomaly#836D2F
Tritanopia#975C5C
Tritanomaly#965D4E
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #956032 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-956032: #956032;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #956032;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-956032': '#956032' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.376, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_956032">#956032</color>
SVG fillfill="#956032"

More Brown Colors

#956032 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#956032 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #956032?

#956032 is a dark brown — rgb(149, 96, 50) in RGB and hsl(28, 50%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #956032?

#956032 is rgb(149, 96, 50) — red 149, green 96, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #956032?

#956032 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #956032 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #956032 scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #956032 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #956032 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 12.22, which is visibly different.

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