9E6C19

#9E6C19 closest to Puma

#9E6C19 is a medium, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Puma. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 42.4% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(158, 108, 25)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 73% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 84% yellow and 38% black. #9E6C19 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.61:1.

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Variations of #9E6C19

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#9E6C19 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9E6C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9E6C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8A7B1C
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E6F06
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #886F0D
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8A7B1C
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90761A
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AD5F5D
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A46742
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #817368

#9E6C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.55:1 Good#9E6C19 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.61:1 Good#9E6C19 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9E6C19 in CSS

/* Puma */
.color { color: #9E6C19; }
.background { background-color: #9E6C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9E6C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 108 25);
color: hsl(37 73% 36%);
color: oklch(0.570 0.112 74.2);

#9E6C19 FAQ

What color is #9E6C19?

#9E6C19 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Puma. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9E6C19?

#9E6C19 is rgb(158, 108, 25) in RGB, hsl(37, 73%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 84%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9E6C19?

The complementary color of #9E6C19 is #194B9E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9E6C19?

Black text has the best contrast on #9E6C19: 4.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9E6C19 a warm or cool color?

#9E6C19 is a warm color.