Information about #9C5E3A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9C5E3A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 94, 58) — 61.2% red, 36.9% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 38 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #9C5E3A feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Beech (#A1623B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sepia Skin (#9E5B40) and Coconut (#965A3E).

The recipe behind #9C5E3A is rgb(156, 94, 58), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #9C5E3A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9C5E3A color variations

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

#9C5E3A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C5E3A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C5E3A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C5E3A 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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#9C5E3A 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 #9C5E3A

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

Red Beech color link
Red Beech

#A1623B

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Moroccan Spice color link
Moroccan Spice

#985934

Dark Buff color link
Dark Buff

#976638

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

Polished Brown color link
Polished Brown

#985538

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Wild West color link
Wild West

#9A5440

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Faded Spicy Red Brown color link
Faded Spicy Red Brown

#9B533F

#9C5E3A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C5E3A
  • RGB156, 94, 58
  • CMYK0, 24, 38, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 94, 58)
  • HSL22°, 46%, 42%
  • HSL Precise22.041°, 45.794%, 41.961%
  • HSV22°, 63%, 61%
  • HSB22°, 63%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.369, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.369, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.369, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C5E3A
  • DECIMAL ID10247738
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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