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#9A783C Color

#9A783C is rgb(154, 120, 60) in RGB, hsl(38, 44%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 61%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A783C
HEX#9A783C
RGBrgb(154, 120, 60)
HSLhsl(38, 44%, 42%)
HSVhsv(38, 61%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 61%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.089 79.9)
LABlab(52.87% 8.53 37.65)
LCHlch(52.87% 38.60 77.23)

What #9A783C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9A783C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#9A783C Channel Values

How #9A783C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 154 · G 120 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 44% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 61% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 61% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A783C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A783C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A783C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9A783C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #9A783C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9A783C
Protanopia#7F7F3C
Protanomaly#8A7C3C
Deuteranopia#848439
Deuteranomaly#8E803A
Tritanopia#9E7272
Tritanomaly#9C7561
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #9A783C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9a783c: #9A783C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A783C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a783c': '#9A783C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.471, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_9a783c">#9A783C</color>
SVG fillfill="#9A783C"

More Brown Colors

#9A783C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9A783C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A783C?

#9A783C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(154, 120, 60) in RGB and hsl(38, 44%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #9A783C?

#9A783C is rgb(154, 120, 60) — red 154, green 120, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A783C?

#9A783C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 61%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A783C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9A783C scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A783C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A783C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.01, which is visibly different.

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