What color is #964B00?

#964B00 is a dark, vivid orange known as Brownie. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brownie?

The RGB value is 150, 75, 0: 150 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brownie?

The complementary color is #004B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #964B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brownie color: hex code #964B00

#964B00 rgb(150, 75, 0)

Shades of brown

Brownie has the hex code #964B00. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 29.4% green and 0% blue (150, 75, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 41% black.

This exact color is also called Brown.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

Brownie (#964B00) color codes

HEX	`#964B00`
RGB	`rgb(150, 75, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 29.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 27.5, 50.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 57.19, 61.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.095, 11.518, 1.428)`
Decimal	`9849600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brownie, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #964B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#964B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #964B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #964b00; }
.text { color: #964b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #964b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 75 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #964b00, #969600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #964B00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #964B00?: #964B00 is a dark, vivid orange known as Brownie. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brownie?: The RGB value is 150, 75, 0: 150 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brownie?: The complementary color is #004B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #964B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.