Color

#9A5000

Warm brown. Nearest reference color: Brown.

RGB

0–255

154

CMYK

0–100%

48.05%

100%

39.61%

RGB describes how #9A5000 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 154, green 80 and blue 0.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 48.05%, yellow 100% and black 39.61%.

HSL values

H 31.17° S 100% L 30.2%

In the HSL color model, #9A5000 has a hue of 31.17°, 100% saturation and 30.2% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9A5000 is a medium, warm brown with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #9A5000 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9A5000

RGB rgb(154, 80, 0)

HSL hsl(31.17 100% 30.2%)

OKLCH oklch(0.511248 0.124133 56.6918)

CSS --color: #9A5000;

Tints of #9A5000

Tints are lighter variations of #9A5000. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEADC #FFB987 #E29255 #BE7131 #9A5000

Shades of #9A5000

Shades are darker variations of #9A5000. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9A5000 #733A00 #4E2500 #2C1200 #0D0300

Tones of #9A5000

Tones reduce the chroma of #9A5000, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9A5000 #905628 #865C3D #7B604D #6F645C

Tonal range of #9A5000

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9A5000 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEADC #FFB987 #E29255 #BE7131 #9A5000 #733A00 #4E2500 #2C1200 #0D0300

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEADC;
    --color-200: #FFB987;
    --color-300: #E29255;
    --color-400: #BE7131;
    --color-500: #9A5000;
    --color-600: #733A00;
    --color-700: #4E2500;
    --color-800: #2C1200;
    --color-900: #0D0300;
}

Colors that go with #9A5000

Color harmonies for #9A5000 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9A5000 #006E9D

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A1453E #9A5000 #806100

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9A5000 #007865 #6E55A4

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9A5000 #007480 #4662AD

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9A5000 #2B7938 #006E9D #8A4A8B

CSS gradients with #9A5000

These gradients show how #9A5000 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9A5000 #B57B50 #CFA68A #E7D2C4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A5000, #B57B50, #CFA68A, #E7D2C4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9A5000 #673400 #391A00 #100400 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A5000, #673400, #391A00, #100400, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9A5000 #9F4454 #894C89 #5C5CA5 #006E9D

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9A5000, #9F4454, #894C89, #5C5CA5, #006E9D);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9A5000. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.96:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.52:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1261 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9A5000 as the background.

background-color: #9A5000;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #9A5000 in design

See how #9A5000 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9A5000 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9A5000 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFB987

#9A5000

#2C1200

Colors similar to #9A5000

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9A5000, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B46827 #7A3E00 #8D582F #9E4C1D #915700 #AB572A #814D00

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9A5000 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #665900 Deuteranopia #786A00 Tritanopia #AA3F44

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9A5000 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 16.1967
Y: 12.6093
Z: 1.5809

CIELAB

L*: 42.1686
a*: 26.4774
b*: 51.4989

OKLab

L: 0.511248
a: 0.068167
b: 0.103742

OKLCH

L: 0.511248
C: 0.124133
H: 56.6918°