Information about #9D6215 color

#9D6215 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9D6215 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(157, 98, 21) — 61.6% red, 38.4% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 23 / 53 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively orange, #9D6215 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Brown (#996515). Slightly further away sit Bistre Brown (#967117) and Gamboge Orange (#996600).

In RGB terms — rgb(157, 98, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. #9D6215 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9D6215 color variations

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

#9D6215 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 #9D6215

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

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9D6215
  • RGB157, 98, 21
  • CMYK0, 23, 53, 38
  • CSSrgb(157, 98, 21)
  • HSL34°, 76%, 35%
  • HSL Precise33.971°, 76.404%, 34.902%
  • HSV34°, 87%, 62%
  • HSB34°, 87%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.384, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.384, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.384, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9D6215
  • DECIMAL ID10314261
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01