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#9D4201 Color

#9D4201 is rgb(157, 66, 1) in RGB, hsl(25, 99%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 99%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iced Tea (#923C01), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D4201
HEX#9D4201
RGBrgb(157, 66, 1)
HSLhsl(25, 99%, 31%)
HSVhsv(25, 99%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 99%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(49.3% 0.137 46.6)
LABlab(40.26% 36.78 50.76)
LCHlch(40.26% 62.68 54.07)

What #9D4201 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 #9D4201, 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.

#9D4201 Channel Values

How #9D4201 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 157 · G 66 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 99% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 99% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 99% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.54:1 vs white · 3.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D4201 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.

TextWhite text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9D4201

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D4201; 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 #9D4201

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D4201.

How #9D4201 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#9D4201
Protanopia#5A5A00
Protanomaly#7B5200
Deuteranopia#6B6B00
Deuteranomaly#825D00
Tritanopia#9E3E3E
Tritanomaly#9E3F2F
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D4201 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d4201: #9D4201;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D4201;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d4201': '#9D4201' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.259, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_9d4201">#9D4201</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D4201"

More Brown Colors

#9D4201 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9D4201 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D4201?

#9D4201 is a dark brown — rgb(157, 66, 1) in RGB and hsl(25, 99%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iced Tea (#923C01), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #9D4201?

#9D4201 is rgb(157, 66, 1) — red 157, green 66, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D4201?

#9D4201 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 99%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D4201 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D4201 scores 6.54:1 against white and 3.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D4201 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D4201 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 12.87, which is visibly different.

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