Information about #9C5516 color

#9C5516 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C5516 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 85, 22) — 61.2% red, 33.3% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 53 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9C5516 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rich Brown (#964C1D). Slightly further away sit Vindaloo (#A74F20) and Golden Brown (#996515).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(156, 85, 22)), which gives #9C5516 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #9C5516 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9C5516 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9C5516 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#E69650

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White

#FFFFFF

#9C5516 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#7C4311

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#5D320D

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#3E2108

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#1F1004

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Black

#000000

#9C5516 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9B5D26

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#976539

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#897665

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Grey

#808080

#9C5516 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9C1F16

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#9C1642

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#9C1678

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#9C5516 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
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#165E9C
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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
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#161B9C
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#169C98
#169C98

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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
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#9C161B
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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
#9C5516
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#169C55
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#55169C
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#5E9C16
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#165E9C
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#55169C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#1B9C16
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#165E9C
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#98169C
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Nearest named colors to #9C5516

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

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Vincent's Copper Brown color link
Vincent's Copper Brown

#8A530A

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

#9C5516 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C5516
  • RGB156, 85, 22
  • CMYK0, 28, 53, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 85, 22)
  • HSL28°, 75%, 35%
  • HSL Precise28.209°, 75.281%, 34.902%
  • HSV28°, 86%, 61%
  • HSB28°, 86%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.333, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.333, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.333, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C5516
  • DECIMAL ID10245398
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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