Brown (traditional) (#964B00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.36:1 — vs black: 3.30:1

Color values

  • HEX #964B00
  • RGB rgb(150, 75, 0)
  • HSL hsl(30, 100%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 50, 100, 41.18 )
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #964B00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Brown (traditional)
#964B00 Base
#004B96
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Brown (traditional)
#964B00 Base
#960000
#969600
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Brown (traditional)
#964B00 Base
#00964B
#4B0096
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Brown (traditional)
#964B00 Base
#009696
#000096
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Brown (traditional)
#964B00 Base
#009600
#004B96
#960096
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Brown (traditional)
#964B00 Base
#1A0D00
#4A2500
#6D3700
#BF5F00
#E37100
#FF9830
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Brown (traditional), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0D00
— #321900
— #4B2600
— #643200
— #7D3F00
Brown (traditional) #964B00 Base
— #D96C00
— #FF8E1D
— #FFAF60
— #FFD1A3
— #FFF2E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #964B00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #964B00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #964B00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #964B00;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #964B00,
        #2D96FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #964B00,
        #2D96FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$brown-(traditional): #964B00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$brown-(traditional)-r: 150;
$brown-(traditional)-g: 75;
$brown-(traditional)-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $brown-(traditional);
    color: rgba($brown-(traditional)-r, $brown-(traditional)-g, $brown-(traditional)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Brown (traditional) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #964B00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #686800 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #575703 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #984646 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #5F5F5F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Brown (traditional) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Brown (traditional) #964B00 Base
Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 4.38
Windsor Tan #A75502 ΔE 4.55
Russet #80461B ΔE 6.33
Chocolate (traditional) #7B3F00 ΔE 6.42

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.