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#634513

a deep, vivid orange · warm · closest name: Saddle Brown

RGB
99, 69, 19
HSL
38°, 68%, 23%
CMYK
0, 30, 81, 61
Luminance
0.0696

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #634513 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#634513
Hue
38°
orange
Saturation
68%
vivid
Lightness
23%
deep
Brightness
39%
HSV value
Perceived
30%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0696
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
6/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
8.78:1
Closest name
Saddle Brown
ΔE2000 12.4
Where it sits
Hue38° of 360°
Saturation68%
Lightness23%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool6% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#634513
RGBrgb(99, 69, 19)
HSLhsl(38, 68%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 81%, 61%)
LABlab(31.7 7.8 33.6)
LCHlch(31.7 34.5 76.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.414 0.076 75.9)
Decimal6505747
Display P3color(display-p3 0.388 0.271 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #634513;
background-color: #634513;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#634513] bg-[#634513]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #634513;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.388, green: 0.271, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#634513")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF634513)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 69, 99)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #634513 · 8.78:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 8.78:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #634513 as text scores 8.78:1 on white and 2.39:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#634513 on white: 8.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#634513 on black: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #50460B
deuteranopia · #574E15
tritanopia · #6C3D3B

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #634513 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF8F3
#F8F2E8
#F2E3CA
#EDD0A1
#E4B972
#DBA243
#CD8F27
#AB7721
#895F1A
#634513
#3E2C0E
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #FBF8F3Darkest = 950 · #3E2C0E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF8F3;
  --brand-100: #F8F2E8;
  --brand-200: #F2E3CA;
  --brand-300: #EDD0A1;
  --brand-400: #E4B972;
  --brand-500: #DBA243;
  --brand-600: #CD8F27;
  --brand-700: #AB7721;
  --brand-800: #895F1A;
  --brand-900: #634513;
  --brand-950: #3E2C0E;
  --brand: #634513;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #634513

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF8F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDDCC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B7D4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#114565
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6B4B15
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBF4EA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241E14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #634513

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#133163
Analogous left#631D13
Analogous right#596313
Split-complement 1#135963
Split-complement 2#1D1363
Triadic 1#136345
Triadic 2#451363
Tetradic#13631D

RGB percentages

Red38.8%
Green27.1%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta30.3%
Yellow80.8%
Key (black)61.2%

Color previews

#634513 text on a black background

contrast 2.39:1

Card sample

#634513 text on a white background

contrast 8.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #634513;
Background color
Panel with #634513 background
background-color: #634513;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #634513;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(99, 69, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(99, 69, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #634513;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #634513, #4C6313);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #634513

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#634513 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#634513, answered

What color is #634513?

#634513 is a deep vivid orange, closest to Saddle Brown (ΔE2000 12.4). It sits at 38° on the hue wheel with 68% saturation and 23% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #634513?

rgb(99, 69, 19) — 99 red, 69 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 38.8% / 27.1% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #634513 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0696 and perceived brightness is 30%, so white text on it reaches 8.78:1.

Should I use black or white text on #634513?

White. It scores 8.78:1 against #634513, versus 2.39:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #634513?

#133163 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #135963 and #1D1363, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #634513?

For interface work: #FAF8F4 as the surface, #EDDCC0 for borders, #9B7D4B for secondary text, #114565 as an accent and #6B4B15 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #631D13 and #596313 stays calm, while #133163 is the loudest partner.

What is #634513 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 30%, 81%, 61%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #634513 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 6 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #633913; nudged cooler, #646312.

Work with #634513 in the Color Lab