Information about #9C6221 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9C6221 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ochre Brown (#99632B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Brown (#996515) and Afghan Tan (#905E26).
The recipe behind #9C6221 is rgb(156, 98, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #9C6221 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. No one has named #9C6221 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#9C6221 color variations
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#9C6221 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#9C6221 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#9C6221 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#9C6221 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9C6221 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #9C6221 color
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Nearest named colors to #9C6221
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#99632B
#996515
#905E26
#985629
#9C6531
#A6602F
#A15226
#916A2D
#A56531
#8D5F2C
#A3532A
#967117
#9C6221 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9C6221
- RGB156, 98, 33
- CMYK0, 23, 48, 39
- CSSrgb(156, 98, 33)
- HSL32°, 65%, 37%
- HSL Precise31.707°, 65.079%, 37.059%
- HSV32°, 79%, 61%
- HSB32°, 79%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.384, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.384, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.384, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID9C6221
- DECIMAL ID10248737
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
