Information about #9B6B40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9B6B40 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 107, 64) — 60.8% red, 42% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 36 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9B6B40 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carnegie Hero Gold (#9D6F3C). Slightly further away sit Bullion (#956A3E) and Amber waves of Gold (#9A7246).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(155, 107, 64)), which gives #9B6B40 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9B6B40: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for black. No one has named #9B6B40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9B6B40 color variations

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

#9B6B40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9B6B40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9B6B40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9B6B40 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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#9B6B40 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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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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#40439C
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#409C99
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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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#9C4043
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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
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#409C6B
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#6B409C
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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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#40719C
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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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#439C40
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#40719C
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Nearest named colors to #9B6B40

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

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

Bullion color link
Bullion

#956A3E

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Briar Bronze color link
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Antique Copper color link
Antique Copper

#A77146

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

#9B6B40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B6B40
  • RGB155, 107, 64
  • CMYK0, 19, 36, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 107, 64)
  • HSL28°, 42%, 43%
  • HSL Precise28.352°, 41.553%, 42.941%
  • HSV28°, 59%, 61%
  • HSB28°, 59%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.420, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.420, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.420, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9B6B40
  • DECIMAL ID10185536
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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