#996600 Color

#996600 is rgb(153, 102, 0) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#996600

HEX#996600

RGBrgb(153, 102, 0)

HSLhsl(40, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(40, 100%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.116 74.8)

LABlab(47.77% 16.13 54.76)

LCHlch(47.77% 57.08 73.59)

What #996600 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 #996600, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Golden Brown#996515ΔE 5.35 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 8.45 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.9 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 13.52 Copper#B87333ΔE 14 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 14.11

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

#996600 Channel Values

How #996600 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 102 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 100% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 100% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 33% · Y 100% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.94:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #996600 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #996600

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #996600; 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 #996600

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 #996600 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#996600

Protanopia#717100

Protanomaly#836D00

Deuteranopia#7A7A00

Deuteranomaly#877200

Tritanopia#9D6060

Tritanomaly#9B624B

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #996600 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-996600: #996600;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #996600;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-996600': '#996600' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.400, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_996600">#996600</color>

SVG fillfill="#996600"

More Yellow Colors

#996600 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

998200 979244 998c14 967117 999900 949400 999933 948500 999966 947600 9c7c38 93932a bdb76b d3d364 e5e600 f0b100 f5f1cc faf9f6 fecb00 ffde5c fffacd ffff85 383800 665d1e

#996600 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #996600?

#996600 is a dark yellow — rgb(153, 102, 0) in RGB and hsl(40, 100%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #996600?

#996600 is rgb(153, 102, 0) — red 153, green 102, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #996600?

#996600 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 100%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #996600 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #996600 scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #996600 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #996600 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 14.62, which is visibly different.

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