Information about #9E6D0A color

#9E6D0A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9E6D0A falls into the Orange Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 109, 10) — 62% red, 42.7% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 58 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9E6D0A reads as a maximally vivid orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gamboge Orange (#996600). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Brown (#996515) and Puke Brown (#947706).

In RGB terms — rgb(158, 109, 10) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9E6D0A: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9E6D0A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9E6D0A color variations

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#9E6D0A 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 #9E6D0A

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

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Golden Curry color link
Golden Curry

#A47D0E

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E6D0A
  • RGB158, 109, 10
  • CMYK0, 19, 58, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 109, 10)
  • HSL40°, 88%, 33%
  • HSL Precise40.135°, 88.095%, 32.941%
  • HSV40°, 94%, 62%
  • HSB40°, 94%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.427, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.427, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.427, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9E6D0A
  • DECIMAL ID10382602
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01