#974B23#974B23

#974B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.115 H 46.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#974B23
RGB	rgb(151, 75, 35)
HSL	hsl(21, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 76.8%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 28.87, 37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 47.15, 52.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.0797 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.115 46.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5834, 11.7347, 3.0342)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#974B23 #236F97

analogous

#972335 #974B23 #978523

triadic

#974B23 #23974B #4B2397

tetradic

#974B23 #359723 #236F97 #852397

square

#974B23 #359723 #236F97 #852397

split-complementary

#974B23 #239785 #233597

monochromatic

#341A0C #653217 #974B23 #C9642F #D9875B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#974B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#974B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #974B23

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##974B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##974B23	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60561E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A63B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #974b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 75, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.115 46.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7f60',
    500: '#974b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #974b23;
$custom-light: #bc7f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#974b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.69,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50037,
    "c": 0.11478,
    "h": 46.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#974B23

secondary

#589BBE

accent

#ADE542

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEE9

border

#D1C9C5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #974B23

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

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