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#99650A Color

#99650A is rgb(153, 101, 10) in RGB, hsl(38, 88%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 93%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99650A
HEX#99650A
RGBrgb(153, 101, 10)
HSLhsl(38, 88%, 32%)
HSVhsv(38, 93%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 93%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.114 73)
LABlab(47.54% 16.80 52.42)
LCHlch(47.54% 55.04 72.23)

What #99650A 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 #99650A, 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.

#99650A Channel Values

How #99650A 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 153 · G 101 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 88% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 93% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 93% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99650A 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #99650A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99650A; 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 #99650A

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 #99650A.

How #99650A 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#99650A
Protanopia#707007
Protanomaly#826C08
Deuteranopia#797900
Deuteranomaly#877200
Tritanopia#9C5F5F
Tritanomaly#9B614B
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99650A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99650a: #99650A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99650A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99650a': '#99650A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.396, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_99650a">#99650A</color>
SVG fillfill="#99650A"

More Brown Colors

#99650A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#99650A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99650A?

#99650A is a dark brown — rgb(153, 101, 10) in RGB and hsl(38, 88%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.94.

What is the RGB value of #99650A?

#99650A is rgb(153, 101, 10) — red 153, green 101, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99650A?

#99650A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 93%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99650A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #99650A scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99650A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99650A 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 16.31, which is visibly different.

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