BROWN

Golden Brown

#9C661F

Conversions

HEX#9C661F

RGBrgb(156, 102, 31)

HSLhsl(34, 67%, 37%)

HSVhsv(34, 80%, 61%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 80%, 39%)

Copy CSS

color: #9c661f;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(156, 102, 31);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(34, 67%, 37%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 4.85 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.95 : 1

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Pairings

About Golden Brown

Golden Brown is the hex color #9C661F, which translates to rgb(156, 102, 31) in RGB and hsl(34, 67%, 37%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 34 degrees, with a saturation of 67 percent and a lightness of 37 percent. That combination gives Golden Brown a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Golden Brown compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is peru (#CD853F), a CIE76 distance of 15.1 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-800 (#894B00), at a distance of 11.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Copper at 9.2. Sorted by lightness, Golden Brown is number 11 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Golden Brown

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Golden Brown, led by White at 4.85:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Golden Brown already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Golden Brown. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.85:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.95:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.00:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.91:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Golden Brown

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Golden Brown for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Golden Brown

Format	Value
HEX	#9C661F
RGB	rgb(156, 102, 31)
HSL	hsl(34, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(34, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35%, 80%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.1081 68.67)
CIELAB	lab(47.84 15.67 46.31)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.