#996633 Color Information

#996633 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #996633, and its official name is Woodgrain. In RGB, it consists of 60.0% Red, 40.0% Green, and 20.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 33.3% Magenta, 66.7% Yellow, and 40% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 30.0°, with saturation of 50% and lightness of 40%. The decimal value for #996633 is 10053171, and it is its own "web safe" color. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #996633 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#996633 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorWoodgrain Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color153, 102, 51 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.0%, 40.0%, 20.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.400, 0.600, 0.800 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.333, 0.667, 0.4 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color30.0°, 50.0%, 40.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color30.0°, 66.7%, 60.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.486, 16.514, 5.345 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color153, 153, 51 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10053171 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.642, 15.374, 36.496 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.642, 39.602, 67.157 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.642, 39.733, 36.092 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.638, 10.083, 20.648 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.458, 0.409, 16.514 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288243251 / 0xff996633 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996633 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #996633

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #996633, its pure hue is 30.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 40.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #996633, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #130d06 to #86592d.

Tints of #996633

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #996633, its pure hue is 30.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, and its lightness is 40.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #996633, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a6794d to #f2ece6.

Tones of #996633

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #996633, its pure hue is 30.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #996633, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #cc6600 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #996633

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #996633! For #996633, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #996633. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #996633

This color, #996633, consists of 60.0% Red, 40.0% Green, and 20.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 153, Green = 102, Blue = 51. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #996633 is 0% Cyan, 33.3% Magenta, 66.7% Yellow, and 40% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.0%
C0.0%
G40.0%
M33.3%
B20.0%
Y66.7%
K40.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 153 102 51
Octal 231 146 63
Hexa #99 #66 #33
Binary 10011001 01100110 00110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 33 66 40
Octal 0 41 102 50
Hexa #00 #21 #42 #28
Binary 00000000 00100001 01000010 00101000

Analogous Colors of #996633

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #996633 — which has hue 30.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 60.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #996633.

Triadic Colors of #996633

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #996633 — which has hue 30.0° — its triadic colors are located at 30.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #996633.

Complementary Color of #996633

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #996633 — which has hue 30.0° — its complementary color is located at 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #996633.

Split Complementary Colors of #996633

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #996633 — which has hue 30.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #996633.

Tetradic Colors of #996633

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #996633 — which has hue 30.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 300.0°, 30.0°, 120.0°, and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #996633.

Monochromatic Colors of #996633

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #996633, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #403326 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e6994d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #996633

We want to make getting started with #996633 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #996633 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #996633 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #996633 with other HTML elements.

#996633 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #996633.
<span style="color: #996633;">The color of this text is #996633.</span>

#996633 Background Color

The background color for this text is #996633.
<div style="background-color: #996633; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #996633.</div>

#996633 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #996633.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #996633;">This color for the shadow of this text is #996633.</span>

#996633 Border Color

This is a div with border color #996633.
<div style="border: #996633 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #996633.</div>

#996633 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #996633 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #996633; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #996633 on a white background.</div></div>

#996633 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #996633 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #996633; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #996633 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #996633 to White

This is a gradient from #996633 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#996633,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#996633,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#996633,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#996633,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #996633 to white.</div>

Gradient from #996633 to Black

This is a gradient from #996633 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#996633,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#996633,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#996633,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#996633,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #996633 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #996633

In addition to using #996633 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #996633 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #996633, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 153, Green = 102, Blue = 51). If you need details about the color coordinates of #996633 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #996633
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(153, 102, 51)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #996633; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #996633; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #996633; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(153, 102, 51);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#996633")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:153, green:102, blue:51, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:153 green:102 blue:51 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(153f, 102f, 51f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(153, 102, 51);
 

#996633 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #996633 the same way. For those with color blindness, #996633 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #996633 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #996633 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #996633 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #996633 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #996633 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #996633 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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