Information about #9E6B05 color

#9E6B05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9E6B05 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 107, 5) — 62% red, 42% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 60 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9E6B05 reads as a intensely saturated orange and 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 hair away from Gamboge Orange (#996600). Slightly further away sit Strong Gamboge (#A86900) and Porcupine (#936900).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(158, 107, 5)), which gives #9E6B05 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.6:1. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#9E6B05 color variations

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

#9E6B05 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 #9E6B05

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E6B05
  • RGB158, 107, 5
  • CMYK0, 20, 60, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 107, 5)
  • HSL40°, 94%, 32%
  • HSL Precise40°, 93.865%, 31.961%
  • HSV40°, 97%, 62%
  • HSB40°, 97%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.420, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.420, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.420, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9E6B05
  • DECIMAL ID10382085
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01