Golden Brown (#996515)

The hex code for Golden Brown is #996515. It is rgb(153, 101, 21) in RGB, hsl(36, 76%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 40%) in CMYK — a dark brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#996515

HEX#996515

RGBrgb(153, 101, 21)

HSLhsl(36, 76%, 34%)

HSVhsv(36, 86%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(55% 0.111 71.5)

LABlab(47.58% 16.97 49.48)

LCHlch(47.58% 52.31 71.07)

Colors Closest to Golden Brown

Golden Brown is a registered color name. 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.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 8.45 Copper#B87333ΔE 10.98 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 11.63 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 12.48 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 13.21 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 14.54

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

#996515 Channel Values

How Golden 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 153 · G 101 · B 21	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 36° · S 76% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 36° · S 86% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 34% · Y 86% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.97:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Golden 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 text4.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Golden Brown

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Golden 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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Tints & Shades of Golden 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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How Golden 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#996515

Protanopia#707013

Protanomaly#826C14

Deuteranopia#797907

Deuteranomaly#87720E

Tritanopia#9C5F5F

Tritanomaly#9B624C

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #996515 in Code

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

CSS custom property--golden-brown: #996515;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #996515;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'golden-brown': '#996515' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.396, blue: 0.082)

Android XML<color name="golden_brown">#996515</color>

SVG fillfill="#996515"

More Brown Colors

Golden Brown sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

996633 996300 9c4e16 995400 9e2a00 993300 9e4200 992900 9e6329 976f3b 9f2d00 973c00 ac7716 bd3200 cc3300 e05e00 2d1606 421200 4b3621 573000 654321 70543e 80461b 894b00

#996515 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Golden Brown?

The hex code for Golden Brown is #996515. That is rgb(153, 101, 21) in RGB, hsl(36, 76%, 34%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #996515?

#996515 is rgb(153, 101, 21) — red 153, green 101, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #996515?

#996515 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #996515 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #996515 scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #996515 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #996515 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.29, which is visibly different.

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