Information about #9A740C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9A740C is a maximally vivid orange that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Puke Brown (#947706). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bistre Brown (#967117) and Yellowish Brown (#9B7A01).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(154, 116, 12)), which gives #9A740C its character. If you plan to put text on a #9A740C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#9A740C color variations
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#9A740C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9A740C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9A740C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9A740C color hues
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#9A740C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9A740C color
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Nearest named colors to #9A740C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#947706
#967117
#9B7A01
#A47D0E
#A17917
#8F7303
#937C00
#8E7618
#A48111
#996515
#936900
#A57C00
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9A740C
- RGB154, 116, 12
- CMYK0, 15, 56, 40
- CSSrgb(154, 116, 12)
- HSL44°, 86%, 33%
- HSL Precise43.944°, 85.542%, 32.549%
- HSV44°, 92%, 60%
- HSB44°, 92%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.604
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
- GLSLvec3(0.604, 0.455, 0.047)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.604, 0.455, 0.047, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.604, 0.455, 0.047)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID9A740C
- DECIMAL ID10122252
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
