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#997e06 color: Cerignola Olive

#997e06 is rgb(153, 126, 6) in RGB and oklch(60.108% 0.1217 93.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

60.1%
0.122
94°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #997e06

#997e06 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 94°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cerignola Olive (#997b00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #997e06 mixed with white

  1. 997e06
  2. a38b33
  3. ad974e
  4. b7a465
  5. c1b17c
  6. cbbe92
  7. d5cba7
  8. dfd8bd
  9. eae5d3
  10. f4f2e9

Darker: #997e06 mixed with black

  1. 997e06
  2. 846d04
  3. 705c03
  4. 5d4c02
  5. 4a3c01
  6. 382d01
  7. 271f00
  8. 171100
  9. 080500
  10. 010100

Calmer: #997e06 with less saturation

  1. 997e06
  2. 977f24
  3. 947f34
  4. 928041
  5. 8f804c
  6. 8d8056
  7. 8a805f
  8. 888068
  9. 858170
  10. 838079

Questions about #997e06

What color is #997e06?

#997e06 is bright brown. The closest named color is Cerignola Olive. In RGB it is rgb(153, 126, 6), in HSL hsl(48.98, 92.45%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.108% 0.1217 93.574).

What colors go well with #997e06?

The complementary color of #997e06 is #6a7ac9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b26e23 and #728c31. The triadic partners are #0092ac and #ab639f.

Is white or black text more readable on #997e06?

White text reads better on #997e06: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #997e06 a warm or cool color?

#997e06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 94 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.122.