Skip to the color picker

#996d2f color: Damascene

#996d2f is rgb(153, 109, 47) in RGB and oklch(56.783% 0.09612 72.854) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

35°
100%

56.8%
0.096
73°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #996d2f

#996d2f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 73°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.58:1 contrast and black text 4.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Damascene (#996d32). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #996d2f mixed with white

  1. 996d2f
  2. a37b46
  3. ad895b
  4. b8976f
  5. c2a683
  6. ccb497
  7. d6c3ac
  8. e0d2c0
  9. ebe1d5
  10. f5f0ea

Darker: #996d2f mixed with black

  1. 996d2f
  2. 845e27
  3. 704f20
  4. 5d4119
  5. 4a3312
  6. 38260c
  7. 271906
  8. 170d03
  9. 080401
  10. 010100

Calmer: #996d2f with less saturation

  1. 996d2f
  2. 966e39
  3. 936f41
  4. 8f7149
  5. 8c7250
  6. 887357
  7. 85745e
  8. 817464
  9. 7e756b
  10. 7a7671

Questions about #996d2f

What color is #996d2f?

#996d2f is bright brown. The closest named color is Damascene. In RGB it is rgb(153, 109, 47), in HSL hsl(35.09, 53%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.783% 0.09612 72.854).

What colors go well with #996d2f?

The complementary color of #996d2f is #4c79ae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a66347 and #81792e. The triadic partners are #078886 and #8a659f.

Is white or black text more readable on #996d2f?

White text reads better on #996d2f: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and black gives 4.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #996d2f a warm or cool color?

#996d2f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 73 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.096.