#9B4D21#9B4D21
#9B4D21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.118 H 47.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 77, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 78.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.83, 29.38, 39.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.83, 49.26, 53.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.95% 0.0805 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.95% 0.118 47.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4475, 12.3881, 2.9636) |
| Luminance | 0.1239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.62
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 2.88
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.41
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.51
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.05
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4D21 #216F9B
analogous
#9B2132 #9B4D21 #9B8A21
triadic
#9B4D21 #219B4D #4D219B
tetradic
#9B4D21 #329B21 #216F9B #8A219B
square
#9B4D21 #329B21 #216F9B #8A219B
split-complementary
#9B4D21 #219B8A #21329B
monochromatic
#361B0C #693416 #9B4D21 #CD662C #DC895A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.04
#9B4D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#9B4D21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4D21
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4D21 | 1.00 | 6.04 | 3.48 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#63581B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76691F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA3C44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 77, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.118 47.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf805f',
500: '#9b4d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4d21; $custom-light: #bf805f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 77,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.639,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50947,
"c": 0.11833,
"h": 47.1
},
"luminance": 0.12386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4D21
secondary
#589AC0
accent
#ABE840
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F8EEE9
border
#D1C9C5
text
#130A05
muted
#827C79