Gamboge Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #69f |
| Complementary Color | #003299 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gamboge Brown Color. The Yellowish Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orangish Brown (#b25f03) for more calm effect. Try Mustard Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#003299 is the best complementary color to Gamboge Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #960 complementary color is Smalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #991900 and #7f9900. Thus found on the left and right of #960 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Berry and Limeade colors as they work well with Gamboge Brown.
The split-complementary Gamboge Brown palette consists of #190099 and #007f99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003299). Try Navy Blue and Allports colors in combination with #960, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #960 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gamboge Brown. Thus White and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gamboge Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt, Fun Green, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #960 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gamboge Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#003299) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Burgundy – 120° from the complementary Smalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #009965 and #990032.
In a RGB color space, hex #996600 is made of 60% red, 40% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Gamboge Brown has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #996600 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 60% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #996600 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,102,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 40%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 60, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(40,100%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,100%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.3333,13.548,54.7336) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8882,16.275,2.1986) |