Information about #9B5C35 color

#9B5C35 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9B5C35 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 92, 53) — 60.8% red, 36.1% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 40 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9B5C35 reads as a confidently colored orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moroccan Spice (#985934). Nearby in the Register you will also find Polished Brown (#985538) and Piper (#9D5432).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(155, 92, 53)), which gives #9B5C35 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #9B5C35 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9B5C35 color variations

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#9B5C35 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9B5C35

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B5C35
  • RGB155, 92, 53
  • CMYK0, 25, 40, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 92, 53)
  • HSL23°, 49%, 41%
  • HSL Precise22.941°, 49.038%, 40.784%
  • HSV23°, 66%, 61%
  • HSB23°, 66%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.361, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.361, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.361, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9B5C35
  • DECIMAL ID10181685
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01