#9B5023#9B5023

#9B5023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.115 H 48.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5023
RGB	rgb(155, 80, 35)
HSL	hsl(23, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.4%, 77.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 27.82, 39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 48.10, 54.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.0761 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.115 48.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6912, 12.8292, 3.1871)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5023 #236E9B

analogous

#9B2332 #9B5023 #9B8C23

triadic

#9B5023 #239B50 #50239B

tetradic

#9B5023 #329B23 #236E9B #8C239B

square

#9B5023 #329B23 #236E9B #8C239B

split-complementary

#9B5023 #239B8C #23329B

monochromatic

#371C0C #693618 #9B5023 #CD6A2E #DB8D5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#9B5023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#9B5023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B5023

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B5023	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA4046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 80, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.115 48.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8261',
    500: '#9b5023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5023;
$custom-light: #bf8261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51472,
    "c": 0.11531,
    "h": 48.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5023

secondary

#5A9ABF

accent

#A8E642

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5023

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

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