Information about #9C742B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9C742B falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 116, 43) — 61.2% red, 45.5% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 44 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #9C742B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Buttered Rum (#9D702E). Slightly further away sit Hot Toddy (#A7752C) and Wood (#966F33).

The recipe behind #9C742B is rgb(156, 116, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9C742B: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. No one has named #9C742B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9C742B color variations

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

#9C742B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C742B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C742B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C742B 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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#9C742B 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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#2B9C74
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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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#529C2B
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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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#2B529C
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#9C2B8B
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Nearest named colors to #9C742B

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

Buttered Rum color link
Buttered Rum

#9D702E

Hot Toddy color link
Hot Toddy

#A7752C

Wood color link
Wood

#966F33

Cheers color link
Cheers

#916A2D

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Metallic Sunburst color link
Metallic Sunburst

#9C7C38

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Ochre Brown color link
Ochre Brown

#99632B

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Carnegie Hero Gold color link
Carnegie Hero Gold

#9D6F3C

#9C742B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C742B
  • RGB156, 116, 43
  • CMYK0, 16, 44, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 116, 43)
  • HSL39°, 57%, 39%
  • HSL Precise38.761°, 56.784%, 39.02%
  • HSV39°, 72%, 61%
  • HSB39°, 72%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.455, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.455, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.455, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C742B
  • DECIMAL ID10253355
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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