#956B4E#956B4E
#956B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.068 H 55.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #956B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 31%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 48%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 47.7%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.83, 13.06, 22.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.83, 26.31, 60.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.38% 0.0387 0.0563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.38% 0.068 55.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0281, 17.4563, 9.5734) |
| Luminance | 0.1746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 3.82
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 4.83
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 5.06
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 7.34
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#956B4E #4E7895
analogous
#954E54 #956B4E #958F4E
triadic
#956B4E #4E956B #6B4E95
tetradic
#956B4E #54954E #4E7895 #8F4E95
square
#956B4E #54954E #4E7895 #8F4E95
split-complementary
#956B4E #4E958F #4E5495
monochromatic
#453124 #6D4E39 #956B4E #B38A6D #C8AA96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#956B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#956B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #956B4E
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##956B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##956B4E | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81784E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A06364
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #956b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.068 55.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b69580',
500: '#956b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #956b4e; $custom-light: #b69580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#956b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.507,
"s": 31.278,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56375,
"c": 0.06829,
"h": 55.5
},
"luminance": 0.17455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#956B4E
secondary
#8AA3B4
accent
#9DC760
background
#FBF9F7
surface
#F6F1EE
border
#D0CBC9
text
#110D0A
muted
#807E7C