#944B21#944B21
#944B21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.112 H 47.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #944B21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(148, 75, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 64%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 78%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 77.7%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.31, 27.51, 37.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.31, 46.64, 53.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.57% 0.0755 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.57% 0.112 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0047, 11.4396, 2.8565) |
| Luminance | 0.1144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.19
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 3.61
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.66
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.69
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.89
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#944B21 #216A94
analogous
#942130 #944B21 #948421
triadic
#944B21 #21944B #4B2194
tetradic
#944B21 #309421 #216A94 #842194
square
#944B21 #309421 #216A94 #842194
split-complementary
#944B21 #219484 #213094
monochromatic
#30180B #623216 #944B21 #C6642C #D98656
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#944B21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#944B21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #944B21
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##944B21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##944B21 | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.29 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60551C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716520
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A23C42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #944b21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 75, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.112 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b97e5f',
500: '#944b21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #944b21; $custom-light: #b97e5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#944b21",
"rgb": {
"r": 148,
"g": 75,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.913,
"s": 63.536,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4957,
"c": 0.11228,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.11438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#944B21
secondary
#5497BD
accent
#AAE741
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F8EEE9
border
#D1C9C5
text
#130A05
muted
#827C79