Information about Briar Bronze color

#9C6B4E - Briar Bronze color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9C6B4E ("Briar Bronze") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 107, 78) — 61.2% red, 42% green, 30.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 31 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9C6B4E reads as a moderately toned warm orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brownish (#9C6D57). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Amber waves of Gold (#9A7246) and Mocha (#9D7651).

The recipe behind #9C6B4E is rgb(156, 107, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #9C6B4E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Briar Bronze" in the Register.

Briar Bronze color variations

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

Briar Bronze color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E
#B5876C

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#C7A591

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#DAC3B5

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#ECE1DA

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White

#FFFFFF

Briar Bronze color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E
#7C553E

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#5D402F

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#3E2A1F

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#1F150F

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Black

#000000

Briar Bronze color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E
#966E57

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#917261

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#8B776B

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#857B75

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Grey

#808080

Briar Bronze color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#709C4E

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#8F9C4E

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#9C894E

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Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E
#9C4E51

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#9C4E70

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#9C4E8F

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Briar Bronze 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
#9C6B4E
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#4F809C
#4F809C

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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
#9C6B4E
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#4F599C
#4F599C

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#4F9C92
#4F9C92

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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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#9C924F

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#9C6B4E
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#9C4F59
#9C4F59

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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
#9C6B4E
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#4F9C6B
#4F9C6B

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#6B4F9C
#6B4F9C

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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
#9C6B4E
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#809C4F
#809C4F

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#4F809C
#4F809C

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#6B4F9C
#6B4F9C

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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
#9C6B4E
Briar Bronze

#9C6B4E

#599C4F
#599C4F

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#4F809C
#4F809C

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#924F9C
#924F9C

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Nearest named colors to Briar Bronze

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

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Amber waves of Gold color link
Amber waves of Gold

#9A7246

Mocha color link
Mocha

#9D7651

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Dirt color link
Dirt

#9B7653

Liver Chestnut color link
Liver Chestnut

#987456

Moderate Tangelo color link
Moderate Tangelo

#A86D4A

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Italian Roast color link
Italian Roast

#906652

Double Kalgoorie Sands color link
Double Kalgoorie Sands

#A8724E

Moscow Mule color link
Moscow Mule

#9E7853

Briar Bronze color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C6B4E
  • RGB156, 107, 78
  • CMYK0, 19, 31, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 107, 78)
  • HSL22°, 33%, 46%
  • HSL Precise22.308°, 33.333%, 45.882%
  • HSV22°, 50%, 61%
  • HSB22°, 50%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.420, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.420, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.420, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C6B4E
  • DECIMAL ID10251086
  • Name Length12
  • This page visited12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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