Gamboge Orange (brown) (#996600)

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: 4.94:1 — vs black: 4.26:1

Color values

  • HEX #996600
  • RGB rgb(153, 102, 0)
  • HSL hsl(40, 100%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 33.33, 100, 40 )
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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 #996600 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Gamboge Orange (brown)
#996600 Base
Smalt
#003399
Analogous

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

Gamboge Orange (brown)
#996600 Base
#991A00
#809900
Triadic

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

Gamboge Orange (brown)
#996600 Base
Green-cyan
#009966
#660099
Split-Complementary

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

Gamboge Orange (brown)
#996600 Base
#008099
#1A0099
Tetradic (Square)

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

Gamboge Orange (brown)
#996600 Base
#00991A
Smalt
#003399
#990080
Monochromatic

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

Gamboge Orange (brown)
#996600 Base
#1A1100
#4D3300
#704B00
#C28100
#E69900
#FFBB33
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A1100
— #332200
— #4D3300
— #664400
— #805500
Gamboge Orange (brown) #996600 Base
— #DB9200
— #FFB41F
— #FFCA61
— #FFE0A3
— #FFF7E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #996600. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #996600;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #996600;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #996600;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #996600,
        #3377FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #996600,
        #3377FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$gamboge-orange-(brown): #996600;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$gamboge-orange-(brown)-r: 153;
$gamboge-orange-(brown)-g: 102;
$gamboge-orange-(brown)-b: 0;

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

How Gamboge Orange (brown) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #996600 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #787800 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 #6D6D03 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9D6060 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 Gamboge Orange (brown) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Gamboge Orange (brown) #996600 Base
Golden Brown #996515 ΔE 2.19
Drab #967117 ΔE 5.28
Ginger #B06500 ΔE 6.96
Grizzly #885818 ΔE 7.01

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.