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#9C8A6F

Mocha · medium warm brown

About #9C8A6F

With the hex code #9C8A6F, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 54% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #6F819C, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.28:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red156
Green138
Blue111

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 9.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.9
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 12.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9C8A6F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #9C8A6F.
3.34:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #9C8A6F.
6.28:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9C8A6F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9C8A6F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#928A6D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#968E70
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A48583

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9C8A6F?

With the hex code #9C8A6F, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 54% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9C8A6F?

Use black text. Black on #9C8A6F has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #9C8A6F?

Its complementary colour is #6F819C, and analogous partners are #9C736F and #989C6F.