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#C9840D Color

#C9840D is rgb(201, 132, 13) in RGB, hsl(38, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 94%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9840D
HEX#C9840D
RGBrgb(201, 132, 13)
HSLhsl(38, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(38, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 94%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.14 71.9)
LABlab(61.27% 21.58 64.55)
LCHlch(61.27% 68.07 71.51)

What #C9840D 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 #C9840D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 6.76Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 7.12Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 8.22Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.81Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.88Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 11.27

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

#C9840D Channel Values

How #C9840D 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 201 · G 132 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 94% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9840D 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9840D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9840D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9840D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9840D
Complementary
#0D52C9
Analogous
#C9260D
Analogous
#B0C90D
Triadic
#0DC984
Triadic
#840DC9
Split comp.
#0DB0C9
Split comp.
#260DC9

Tints & Shades of #C9840D

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.

Tints

#F09D0F
#F2AD36
#F5BD5C
#F7CC82
#F9DCA9
#FCEBCF

Shades

#B1740B
#956209
#7D5208
#603F06
#482F05
#2B1C03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9840D.

How #C9840D 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#C9840D
Protanopia#939308
Protanomaly#AB8D0A
Deuteranopia#9F9F00
Deuteranomaly#B19500
Tritanopia#CD7C7C
Tritanomaly#CC7F62
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9840D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9840d: #C9840D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9840D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9840d': '#C9840D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.518, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_c9840d">#C9840D</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9840D"

More Brown Colors

#C9840D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#C9840D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9840D?

#C9840D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(201, 132, 13) in RGB and hsl(38, 88%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #C9840D?

#C9840D is rgb(201, 132, 13) — red 201, green 132, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9840D?

#C9840D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 94%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9840D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9840D scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9840D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9840D 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 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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