All About Color Gamboge Orange

#996600

Gamboge Orange is a deep and rich orange color. It's a warm and energetic color, perfect for creating a vibrant and lively space.

About Gamboge Orange

Gamboge Orange is a dark orange color with the hex code #996600. In RGB it is red 153, green 102, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 100%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 0%, 33%, 100%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 4.94:1 on white and 4.26:1 on black.

#996600 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 66, 00
CMYK0.00%, 33.33%, 100.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal153, 102, 0
HSL40°, 100%, 30%
RGB Octal231, 146, 0
HSV (HSB)40.00°, 100.00%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10011001, 1100110, 0
CIE-L*AB47.33, 13.55, 54.73
RGB Percent60.00%, 40.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH47.33, 56.39, 76.10
XYZ17.89, 16.28, 2.20
CIE-L*UV47.33, 42.18, 47.37
xyY0.49, 0.45, 16.28
Hunter-Lab40.34, 8.55, 25.01
RYB30.00%, 60.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#996600 on a dark background: contrast 4.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#996600 on a light background: contrast 4.94:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Gamboge Orange, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Gamboge Orange. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#996600 · #F5A300 · #3D2900 · #003399 · #0052F5

Analogous palette

#990033 · #991900 · #996600 · #7F9900 · #339900

Triadic palette

#996600 · #009966 · #660099 · #F5A300 · #00F5A3

Tetradic palette

#996600 · #00991A · #003399 · #99007F · #3D2900

Monochromatic palette

#1A1100 · #4D3300 · #996600 · #E69900 · #FFBB33

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