Color

#956100

Warm brown. Nearest reference color: Golden brown.

RGB

0–255

149

CMYK

0–100%

34.9%

100%

41.57%

RGB describes how #956100 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 149, green 97 and blue 0.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 34.9%, yellow 100% and black 41.57%.

HSL values

H 39.06° S 100% L 29.22%

In the HSL color model, #956100 has a hue of 39.06°, 100% saturation and 29.22% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#956100 is a medium, warm brown with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #956100 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #956100

RGB rgb(149, 97, 0)

HSL hsl(39.06 100% 29.22%)

OKLCH oklch(0.535954 0.114248 72.845)

CSS --color: #956100;

Tints of #956100

Tints are lighter variations of #956100. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEBD3 #FAC175 #D8A054 #B68032 #956100

Shades of #956100

Shades are darker variations of #956100. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#956100 #6E4700 #4A2E00 #291700 #0B0400

Tones of #956100

Tones reduce the chroma of #956100, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#956100 #8D652C #856841 #7D6A53 #746C63

Tonal range of #956100

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #956100 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEBD3 #FAC175 #D8A054 #B68032 #956100 #6E4700 #4A2E00 #291700 #0B0400

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEBD3;
    --color-200: #FAC175;
    --color-300: #D8A054;
    --color-400: #B68032;
    --color-500: #956100;
    --color-600: #6E4700;
    --color-700: #4A2E00;
    --color-800: #291700;
    --color-900: #0B0400;
}

Colors that go with #956100

Color harmonies for #956100 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#956100 #3870AE

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A35433 #956100 #7A6F00

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#956100 #007E7C #84589C

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#956100 #007997 #6563AD

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#956100 #08825A #3870AE #9A507F

CSS gradients with #956100

These gradients show how #956100 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#956100 #B08753 #CAAE8C #E5D6C5 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #956100, #B08753, #CAAE8C, #E5D6C5, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#956100 #643F00 #372100 #0F0600 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #956100, #643F00, #372100, #0F0600, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#956100 #687619 #08825A #007C89 #3870AE

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #956100, #687619, #08825A, #007C89, #3870AE);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #956100. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.27:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.99:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1494 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #956100 as the background.

background-color: #956100;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #956100 in design

See how #956100 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#956100 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #956100 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FAC175

#956100

#291700

Colors similar to #956100

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #956100, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#AE7929 #774D00 #8A6636 #9B5C15 #8C6600 #A86825 #7E5B00

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #956100 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #736400 Deuteranopia #7F7105 Tritanopia #A35452

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #956100 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 16.6705
Y: 14.9406
Z: 2.0059

CIELAB

L*: 45.5527
a*: 14.5678
b*: 53.3038

OKLab

L: 0.535954
a: 0.033698
b: 0.109165

OKLCH

L: 0.535954
C: 0.114248
H: 72.845°