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#99713D Color

#99713D is rgb(153, 113, 61) in RGB, hsl(34, 43%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 60%, 40%) 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 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#99713D
HEX#99713D
RGBrgb(153, 113, 61)
HSLhsl(34, 43%, 42%)
HSVhsv(34, 60%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 60%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.086 71.9)
LABlab(50.93% 11.94 34.90)
LCHlch(50.93% 36.89 71.12)

What #99713D 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 #99713D, 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.

#99713D Channel Values

How #99713D 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 113 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 43% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 60% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 60% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #99713D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #99713D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #99713D; 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 #99713D

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 #99713D.

How #99713D 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#99713D
Protanopia#79793D
Protanomaly#87763D
Deuteranopia#80803A
Deuteranomaly#8B7A3B
Tritanopia#9C6C6C
Tritanomaly#9B6E5D
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #99713D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-99713d: #99713D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #99713D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-99713d': '#99713D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.443, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_99713d">#99713D</color>
SVG fillfill="#99713D"

More Brown Colors

#99713D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#99713D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #99713D?

#99713D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(153, 113, 61) in RGB and hsl(34, 43%, 42%) 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 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #99713D?

#99713D is rgb(153, 113, 61) — red 153, green 113, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #99713D?

#99713D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 60%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #99713D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #99713D scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #99713D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #99713D 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 20.16, which is visibly different.

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