Information about #9E551A color

#9E551A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9E551A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(158, 85, 26) — 62% red, 33.3% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 52 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9E551A is a energetic, saturated orange 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 a near neighbor of Vindaloo (#A74F20). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rich Brown (#964C1D) and Rich Gold (#A15226).

In RGB terms — rgb(158, 85, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #9E551A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9E551A color variations

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

#9E551A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9E551A

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

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Rope color link
Rope

#8E4D1E

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Alert Tan color link
Alert Tan

#954E2C

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E551A
  • RGB158, 85, 26
  • CMYK0, 29, 52, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 85, 26)
  • HSL27°, 72%, 36%
  • HSL Precise26.818°, 71.739%, 36.078%
  • HSV27°, 84%, 62%
  • HSB27°, 84%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.333, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.333, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.333, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9E551A
  • DECIMAL ID10376474
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01