Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ff995b, its pure hue is 22.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 67.8%. 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 #ff995b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #20130b to #df8650.
#ff995b Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ff995b. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 60.0% Green, and 35.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 64.3% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 22.7°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 67.8%. The decimal value for #ff995b is 16750939, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ff995b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ff995b. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 60.0% Green, and 35.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 64.3% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 22.7°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 67.8%. The decimal value for #ff995b is 16750939, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ff995b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Last Updated: May 29, 2025
Tints of #ff995b
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ff995b, its pure hue is 22.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 67.8%. 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 #ff995b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ffa670 to #fff2eb.
Tones of #ff995b
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ff995b, its pure hue is 22.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, 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 #ff995b, which range from #adadad (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff995b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #ff995b
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ff995b! For #ff995b, 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, #ff995b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #ff995b
This color, #ff995b, consists of 100.0% Red, 60.0% Green, and 35.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 153, Blue = 91. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ff995b is 0% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 64.3% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R100.0%
C0.0%
G60.0%
M40.0%
B35.7%
Y64.3%
K0.0%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 255 | 153 | 91 |
| Octal | 377 | 231 | 133 |
| Hexa | #ff | #99 | #5b |
| Binary | 11111111 | 10011001 | 01011011 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 0 | 40 | 64 | 0 |
| Octal | 0 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| Hexa | #00 | #28 | #40 | #00 |
| Binary | 00000000 | 00101000 | 01000000 | 00000000 |
Analogous Colors of #ff995b
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ff995b — which has hue 22.7° — its analogous colors are located at 22.7° and 352.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff995b.
Triadic Colors of #ff995b
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 #ff995b — which has hue 22.7° — its triadic colors are located at 22.7° and 262.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff995b.
Complementary Color of #ff995b
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ff995b — which has hue 22.7° — its complementary color is located at 202.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff995b.
Split Complementary Colors of #ff995b
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 #ff995b — which has hue 22.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 22.7° and 232.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff995b.
Tetradic Colors of #ff995b
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 #ff995b — which has hue 22.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 292.7°, 22.7°, 112.7°, and 202.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff995b.
Monochromatic Colors of #ff995b
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ff995b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #ff6609 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffccad (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ff995b
We want to make getting started with #ff995b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ff995b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ff995b 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 #ff995b with other HTML elements.
#ff995b Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #ff995b.
<span style="color: #ff995b;">The color of this text is #ff995b.</span>#ff995b Background Color
The background color for this text is #ff995b.
<div style="background-color: #ff995b; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ff995b.</div>#ff995b Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #ff995b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ff995b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ff995b.</span>#ff995b Border Color
This is a div with border color #ff995b.
<div style="border: #ff995b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ff995b.</div>#ff995b Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #ff995b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff995b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff995b on a white background.</div></div>#ff995b Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #ff995b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff995b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff995b on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #ff995b to White
This is a gradient from #ff995b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff995b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff995b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff995b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff995b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff995b to white.</div>Gradient from #ff995b to Black
This is a gradient from #ff995b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff995b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff995b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff995b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff995b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff995b to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #ff995b
In addition to using #ff995b 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 #ff995b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ff995b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 153, Blue = 91). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ff995b 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 | #ff995b |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(255, 153, 91) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #ff995b; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #ff995b; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #ff995b; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(255, 153, 91); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#ff995b") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:255, green:153, blue:91, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:153 blue:91 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(255f, 153f, 91f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(255, 153, 91); |
#ff995b Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #ff995b the same way. For those with color blindness, #ff995b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ff995b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ff995b 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 #ff995b 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 #ff995b 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
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #ff995b 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 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.