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#9F611D Color

#9F611D is rgb(159, 97, 29) in RGB, hsl(31, 69%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 82%, 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 5.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9F611D
HEX#9F611D
RGBrgb(159, 97, 29)
HSLhsl(31, 69%, 37%)
HSVhsv(31, 82%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 82%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.113 63.1)
LABlab(47.44% 22.01 46.86)
LCHlch(47.44% 51.77 64.84)

What #9F611D 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 #9F611D, 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.

#9F611D Channel Values

How #9F611D 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 159 · G 97 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 69% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 82% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 82% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9F611D 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 text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9F611D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9F611D; 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 #9F611D

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 #9F611D.

How #9F611D 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#9F611D
Protanopia#6F6F1B
Protanomaly#856A1C
Deuteranopia#7A7A12
Deuteranomaly#8A7117
Tritanopia#A25C5C
Tritanomaly#A15E4A
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9F611D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9f611d: #9F611D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9F611D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9f611d': '#9F611D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.380, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_9f611d">#9F611D</color>
SVG fillfill="#9F611D"

More Brown Colors

#9F611D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9F611D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9F611D?

#9F611D is a dark brown — rgb(159, 97, 29) in RGB and hsl(31, 69%, 37%) 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 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #9F611D?

#9F611D is rgb(159, 97, 29) — red 159, green 97, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9F611D?

#9F611D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 82%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9F611D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9F611D scores 5:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9F611D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9F611D 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 12.46, which is visibly different.

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