Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117)

The hex code for Bister Brown(bistre Brown) is #967117. It is rgb(150, 113, 23) in RGB, hsl(43, 73%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 41%) in CMYK — a dark yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#967117

RGBrgb(150, 113, 23)

HSLhsl(43, 73%, 34%)

HSVhsv(43, 85%, 59%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 41%)

OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.11 83.9)

LABlab(50.31% 9.09 50.83)

LCHlch(50.31% 51.64 79.86)

Colors Closest to Bister Brown(bistre Brown)

Bister Brown(bistre Brown) is a registered color name, also listed as Mode Beige, Sand Dune, Sandy Taupe. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Golden Brown#996515ΔE 8.45 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 10.66 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 14.52 Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 15.6 Copper#B87333ΔE 16.44 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 17.36

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#967117 Channel Values

How Bister Brown(bistre Brown) breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 150 · G 113 · B 23	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 73% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 85% · V 59%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 25% · Y 85% · K 41%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Bister Brown(bistre Brown) 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 text4.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Bister Brown(bistre Brown)

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Bister Brown(bistre Brown); 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Bister Brown(bistre Brown)

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

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How Bister Brown(bistre Brown) 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#967117

Protanopia#787816

Protanomaly#857516

Deuteranopia#7F7F0F

Deuteranomaly#897912

Tritanopia#9A6A6A

Tritanomaly#996D55

Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #967117 in Code

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

CSS custom property--bister-brown-bistre-brown: #967117;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #967117;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'bister-brown-bistre-brown': '#967117' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.588, green: 0.443, blue: 0.090)

Android XML<color name="bister_brown_bistre_brown">#967117</color>

SVG fillfill="#967117"

More Yellow Colors

Bister Brown(bistre Brown) sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

979244 949400 996600 948500 998200 947600 998c14 93932a 999900 918151 999933 876308 bcb88a cfb53b e4e4a0 eeed09 f5bd1f fae1a3 fdf6e7 ffd300 fff600 ffff38 242400 5c4305

#967117 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Bister Brown(bistre Brown)?

The hex code for Bister Brown(bistre Brown) is #967117. That is rgb(150, 113, 23) in RGB, hsl(43, 73%, 34%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #967117?

#967117 is rgb(150, 113, 23) — red 150, green 113, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #967117?

#967117 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 85%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #967117 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #967117 scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #967117 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #967117 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.6, which is visibly different.

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