Information about #9C5C1C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9C5C1C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 92, 28) — 61.2% red, 36.1% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 50 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively orange, #9C5C1C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Golden Brown (#996515). Slightly further away sit Fox (#985629) and Rich Gold (#A15226).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 92, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. #9C5C1C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9C5C1C color variations

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

#9C5C1C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C5C1C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C5C1C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C5C1C 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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#9C5C1C 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #9C5C1C

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

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Kumera color link
Kumera

#886221

#9C5C1C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C5C1C
  • RGB156, 92, 28
  • CMYK0, 25, 50, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 92, 28)
  • HSL30°, 70%, 36%
  • HSL Precise30°, 69.565%, 36.078%
  • HSV30°, 82%, 61%
  • HSB30°, 82%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.361, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.361, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.361, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C5C1C
  • DECIMAL ID10247196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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