Close to Ginger
#9B5605
#9B5605 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 33.7% green, and 2% blue. Its hue is 32°, with 94% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9B5605.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.73:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9B5605 as they’d see it.
#9B5605 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9B5605
What color is #9B5605?
#9B5605 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Ginger. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 33.7% green, and 2% blue. Its hue is 32°, with 94% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9B5605 in RGB?
#9B5605 is rgb(155, 86, 5): 155 red, 86 green, and 5 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9B5605 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 45, 97, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9B5605?
PANTONE 7573 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9B5605?
Its complement #2E64C2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.