#9E6900 Color

#9E6900 is rgb(158, 105, 0) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 100%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Golden Brown (#996515), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9E6900

HEX#9E6900

RGBrgb(158, 105, 0)

HSLhsl(40, 100%, 31%)

HSVhsv(40, 100%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 100%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.119 74.4)

LABlab(49.17% 16.77 56.00)

LCHlch(49.17% 58.45 73.33)

What #9E6900 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 #9E6900, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Golden Brown#996515ΔE 6.71 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 6.94 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 9.33 Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 12.98 Liver (Dogs)#B86D29ΔE 13.05 Light Brown#B5651DΔE 13.53

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#9E6900 Channel Values

How #9E6900 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 105 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 100% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 100% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 34% · Y 100% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.69:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9E6900 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9E6900

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9E6900; 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 #9E6900

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 #9E6900 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#9E6900

Protanopia#747400

Protanomaly#877000

Deuteranopia#7E7E00

Deuteranomaly#8C7600

Tritanopia#A26363

Tritanomaly#A0654D

Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #9E6900 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9e6900: #9E6900;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9E6900;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9e6900': '#9E6900' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.412, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_9e6900">#9E6900</color>

SVG fillfill="#9E6900"

More Yellow Colors

#9E6900 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9e931f 9c7c38 9e9e00 999966 9f7509 999933 9fa91f 999900 a07918 998c14 a3a32e 998200 c6c180 dbba00 eac975 f1b42f f7b500 fbfbdf fefe33 ffe70f fffce5 ffffbf 404012 6f5106

#9E6900 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9E6900?

#9E6900 is a dark yellow — rgb(158, 105, 0) in RGB and hsl(40, 100%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #9E6900?

#9E6900 is rgb(158, 105, 0) — red 158, green 105, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9E6900?

#9E6900 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 100%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9E6900 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9E6900 scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9E6900 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9E6900 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.98, which is visibly different.

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