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#9a6701 color: Gamboge Brown

#9a6701 is rgb(154, 103, 1) in RGB and oklch(55.422% 0.11666 74.918) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

55.4%
0.117
75°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #9a6701

#9a6701 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.87:1 contrast and black text 4.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gamboge Brown (#996600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #9a6701 mixed with white

  1. 9a6701
  2. a4762e
  3. ae8548
  4. b99460
  5. c3a377
  6. cdb28d
  7. d7c1a4
  8. e1d0ba
  9. ebe0d1
  10. f5efe8

Darker: #9a6701 mixed with black

  1. 9a6701
  2. 855901
  3. 714b01
  4. 5e3d00
  5. 4b3000
  6. 392300
  7. 271700
  8. 170c00
  9. 090400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #9a6701 with less saturation

  1. 9a6701
  2. 96691e
  3. 936a2d
  4. 8f6c38
  5. 8b6d43
  6. 876e4c
  7. 836f54
  8. 7f705c
  9. 7b7164
  10. 77726b

Questions about #9a6701

What color is #9a6701?

#9a6701 is bright brown. The closest named color is Gamboge Brown. In RGB it is rgb(154, 103, 1), in HSL hsl(40, 98.71%, 30.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.422% 0.11666 74.918).

What colors go well with #9a6701?

The complementary color of #9a6701 is #4074b5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aa5a34 and #7e7603. The triadic partners are #008787 and #8c5ca1.

Is white or black text more readable on #9a6701?

White text reads better on #9a6701: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9a6701 a warm or cool color?

#9a6701 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.117.