Golden Brown (#996515)

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

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.97:1 — vs black: 4.23:1

Color values

  • HEX #996515
  • RGB rgb(153, 101, 21)
  • HSL hsl(36, 86%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 33.99, 86.27, 40 )
  • Websafe #996600

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #996515 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Golden Brown
#996515 Base
#154999
Analogous

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

Golden Brown
#996515 Base
#992315
#8B9915
Triadic

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

Golden Brown
#996515 Base
#159965
#651599
Split-Complementary

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

Golden Brown
#996515 Base
#158B99
#231599
Tetradic (Square)

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

Golden Brown
#996515 Base
#159923
#154999
#99158B
Monochromatic

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

Golden Brown
#996515 Base
#160F03
#56390C
#754D10
#BD7D1A
#DC911E
#E9B25E
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#160F03
#312007
#4B310A
#65430E
#7F5411
Golden Brown #996515 Base
#D0891C
#E5A645
#EDC07B
#F4DAB2
#FCF4E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #996515. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #996515;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #996515;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #996515;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #996515,
        #4186F1
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #996515,
        #4186F1
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$golden-brown: #996515;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$golden-brown-r: 153;
$golden-brown-g: 101;
$golden-brown-b: 21;

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

How Golden Brown appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #996515 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #77770B 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 #6C6C17 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9D5F5F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #707070 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 Golden Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Golden Brown #996515 Base
Grizzly #885818 ΔE 5.70
Ginger #B06500 ΔE 6.12
Drab #967117 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.