ColorTool
Log in
#997B3D

#997b3d ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#997b3d is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 48.24% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 60.13% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 40.43°, with 42.99% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 9.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996633
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2128

Complementary

  1. #997b3d
  2. #3d5b99

Split complementary

  1. #997b3d
  2. #3d8999
  3. #4d3d99

Analogous

  1. #994d3d
  2. #997b3d
  3. #89993d

Triadic

  1. #997b3d
  2. #3d997b
  3. #7b3d99

Tetradic

  1. #997b3d
  2. #5b993d
  3. #3d5b99
  4. #7b3d99

Square

  1. #997b3d
  2. #3d994d
  3. #3d5b99
  4. #993d89

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2311
  2. #624f27
  3. #997b3d
  4. #c0a262
  5. #d6c299

Shades

#997b3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997b3d
  2. #8a6f37
  3. #7a6231
  4. #6b562b
  5. #5c4a25
  6. #4d3e1f
  7. #3d3118
  8. #2e2512
  9. #1f190c
  10. #0f0c06
  11. #000000

Tints

#997b3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997b3d
  2. #a38850
  3. #ad9564
  4. #b8a377
  5. #c2b08b
  6. #ccbd9e
  7. #d6cab1
  8. #e0d7c5
  9. #ebe5d8
  10. #f5f2ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997b3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997b3d
  2. #977c44
  3. #947c4a
  4. #927d51
  5. #8f7d58
  6. #8d7e5f
  7. #8a7e65
  8. #887f6c
  9. #857f73
  10. #838079
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a7e6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887b37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90823f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5716d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f7b3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #937f3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0755d ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-997b3d {
  color: #997b3d;
}
Background
.bg-997b3d {
  background-color: #997b3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997b3d {
  border: 2px solid #997b3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997b3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 123 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 43% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997b3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997b3d, #89993d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997b3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 123 61 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.48 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.70 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.65 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.68 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.51 #808000 Olive ΔE 12.47 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.49 #6684c2 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#997b3d  rgb(153, 123, 61)  hsl(40, 43%, 42%)  Golden Brown
#3d5b99  rgb(61, 91, 153)  hsl(220, 43%, 42%)  Lapis Lazuli
#3d997b  rgb(61, 153, 123)  hsl(160, 43%, 42%)  Jungle Green
#7b3d99  rgb(123, 61, 153)  hsl(280, 43%, 42%)  Purple Heart