#956E39#956E39

#956E39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.086 H 73.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#956E39
RGB	rgb(149, 110, 57)
HSL	hsl(35, 45%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(35, 62%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 61.7%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 9.40, 35.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 36.35, 75.02°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.0251 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.086 73)
XYZ	xyz(18.7099, 17.8382, 6.3278)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#956E39 #396095

analogous

#954039 #956E39 #8E9539

triadic

#956E39 #39956E #6E3995

tetradic

#956E39 #399540 #396095 #95398E

square

#956E39 #399540 #396095 #95398E

split-complementary

#956E39 #398E95 #403995

monochromatic

#3C2D17 #694D28 #956E39 #BC8E4F #CDAA7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#956E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#956E39 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #956E39

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##956E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##956E39	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A16462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #956e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 110, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.086 73.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b79771',
    500: '#956e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #956e39;
$custom-light: #b79771;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#956e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.565,
    "s": 44.66,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5664,
    "c": 0.08574,
    "h": 73
  },
  "luminance": 0.17837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#956E39

secondary

#7490B6

accent

#8AD453

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EC

border

#D0CCC7

text

#120D08

muted

#817E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #956E39

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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