Information about #9F5C14 color

#9F5C14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9F5C14 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 92, 20) — 62.4% red, 36.1% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 55 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9F5C14 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Golden Brown (#996515). Slightly further away sit Vindaloo (#A74F20) and Rich Brown (#964C1D).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 92, 20) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9F5C14: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9F5C14 color variations

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#9F5C14 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 #9F5C14

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

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Afghan Tan color link
Afghan Tan

#905E26

Grizzly color link
Grizzly

#885818

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F5C14
  • RGB159, 92, 20
  • CMYK0, 26, 55, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 92, 20)
  • HSL31°, 78%, 35%
  • HSL Precise31.079°, 77.654%, 35.098%
  • HSV31°, 87%, 62%
  • HSB31°, 87%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.361, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.361, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.361, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9F5C14
  • DECIMAL ID10443796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01