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#9E8564 closest to Tahini Brown

#9E8564 is a medium, muted orange; the closest named color is Tahini Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 52.2% green and 39.2% blue (rgb(158, 133, 100)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 23% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black. #9E8564 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.99:1.

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Variations of #9E8564

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9E8564 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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#9E8564 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9E8564 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #958B65
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F8562
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #938663
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #958B65
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #978964
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A77E7C
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A28270
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #898989
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F8881

#9E8564 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.50:1 Poor#9E8564 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.99:1 Good#9E8564 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9E8564 in CSS

/* Tahini Brown */
.color { color: #9E8564; }
.background { background-color: #9E8564; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9E8564; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 133 100);
color: hsl(34 23% 51%);
color: oklch(0.631 0.056 74.2);

#9E8564 FAQ

What color is #9E8564?

#9E8564 is a medium, muted orange. Its closest named color is Tahini Brown. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9E8564?

#9E8564 is rgb(158, 133, 100) in RGB, hsl(34, 23%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 37%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9E8564?

The complementary color of #9E8564 is #647D9E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9E8564?

Black text has the best contrast on #9E8564: 5.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9E8564 a warm or cool color?

#9E8564 is a warm color.