#9B4E32#9B4E32

#9B4E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.111 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4E32
RGB	rgb(155, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(16, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(16, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 67.7%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 29.72, 30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 42.85, 46.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0846 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.111 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.8191, 12.6496, 4.5729)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4E32 #327F9B

analogous

#9B324A #9B4E32 #9B8332

triadic

#9B4E32 #329B4E #4E329B

tetradic

#9B4E32 #4A9B32 #327F9B #83329B

square

#9B4E32 #4A9B32 #327F9B #83329B

split-complementary

#9B4E32 #329B83 #324A9B

monochromatic

#3E1F14 #6D3723 #9B4E32 #C46847 #D28E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#9B4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#9B4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4E32

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4E32	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63592F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.111 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be816b',
    500: '#9b4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4e32;
$custom-light: #be816b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51315,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4E32

secondary

#6EA6BB

accent

#B5DB4D

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4E32

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

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