#9B4F23#9B4F23
#9B4F23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.116 H 47.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 79, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 77.4%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.28, 28.37, 39.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.28, 48.23, 53.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.3% 0.0778 0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.3% 0.116 47.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6185, 12.6838, 3.1629) |
| Luminance | 0.1268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.48
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 3.35
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.16
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.62
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.05
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4F23 #236F9B
analogous
#9B2333 #9B4F23 #9B8B23
triadic
#9B4F23 #239B4F #4F239B
tetradic
#9B4F23 #339B23 #236F9B #8B239B
square
#9B4F23 #339B23 #236F9B #8B239B
split-complementary
#9B4F23 #239B8B #23339B
monochromatic
#371C0C #693618 #9B4F23 #CD682E #DB8C5E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#9B4F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9B4F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4F23
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4F23 | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.54 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64591E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA3F46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 79, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.116 47.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8161',
500: '#9b4f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4f23; $custom-light: #bf8161; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 79,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51302,
"c": 0.11604,
"h": 47.9
},
"luminance": 0.12682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4F23
secondary
#5A9ABF
accent
#AAE642
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8EFEA
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130A05
muted
#827C79