What color is #9C5736?

#9C5736 is a desaturated orange known as Cinnamon Sparkle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cinnamon Sparkle?

The RGB value is 156, 87, 54: 156 red, 87 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cinnamon Sparkle?

The complementary color is #367B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C5736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cinnamon Sparkle color: hex code #9C5736

#9C5736 rgb(156, 87, 54)

Shades of brown

Cinnamon Sparkle has the hex code #9C5736. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 34.1% green and 21.2% blue (156, 87, 54).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 49% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 65% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

Cinnamon Sparkle (#9C5736) color codes

HEX	`#9C5736`
RGB	`rgb(156, 87, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 34.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 49%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 65%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 65%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, 25.42, 31.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 40.3, 50.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.786, 14.153, 5.284)`
Decimal	`10245942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cinnamon Sparkle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9C5736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C5736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9C5736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c5736; }
.text { color: #9c5736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 87 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c5736, #9c8a36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9C5736 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9C5736?: #9C5736 is a desaturated orange known as Cinnamon Sparkle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cinnamon Sparkle?: The RGB value is 156, 87, 54: 156 red, 87 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cinnamon Sparkle?: The complementary color is #367B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C5736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.