#997738 Color

#997738 is rgb(153, 119, 56) in RGB, hsl(39, 46%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#997738

HEX#997738

RGBrgb(153, 119, 56)

HSLhsl(39, 46%, 41%)

HSVhsv(39, 63%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.091 80.8)

LABlab(52.46% 8.41 39.17)

LCHlch(52.46% 40.06 77.88)

What #997738 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 #997738, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 2.87 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 11.18 Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 11.56 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 11.88 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 12.42 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 13.23

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#997738 Channel Values

How #997738 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 119 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 46% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 63% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 22% · Y 63% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #997738 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #997738

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #997738; 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 #997738

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 #997738 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#997738

Protanopia#7E7E38

Protanomaly#897B38

Deuteranopia#838335

Deuteranomaly#8D7F36

Tritanopia#9D7171

Tritanomaly#9B745F

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #997738 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-997738: #997738;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #997738;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-997738': '#997738' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.467, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="color_997738">#997738</color>

SVG fillfill="#997738"

More Brown Colors

#997738 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#997738 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #997738?

#997738 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(153, 119, 56) in RGB and hsl(39, 46%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.87.

What is the RGB value of #997738?

#997738 is rgb(153, 119, 56) — red 153, green 119, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #997738?

#997738 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #997738 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #997738 scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #997738 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #997738 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 20.56, which is visibly different.

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