Information about #9B6D18 color

#9B6D18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9B6D18 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 109, 24) — 60.8% red, 42.7% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 51 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9B6D18 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bistre Brown (#967117). Slightly further away sit Golden Brown (#996515) and Rapeseed Oil (#A17917).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 109, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9B6D18: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9B6D18 color variations

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#9B6D18 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 #9B6D18

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

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B6D18
  • RGB155, 109, 24
  • CMYK0, 18, 51, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 109, 24)
  • HSL39°, 73%, 35%
  • HSL Precise38.931°, 73.184%, 35.098%
  • HSV39°, 85%, 61%
  • HSB39°, 85%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.427, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.427, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.427, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9B6D18
  • DECIMAL ID10186008
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01