#9B5921#9B5921
#9B5921 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.111 H 56.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B5921 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 89, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 78.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.55, 22.71, 42.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.55, 47.96, 61.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.04% 0.0605 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.04% 0.111 56.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3660, 14.2250, 3.2697) |
| Luminance | 0.1422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.18
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.02
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.04
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.73
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.40
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B5921 #21639B
analogous
#9B2126 #9B5921 #9B9621
triadic
#9B5921 #219B59 #59219B
tetradic
#9B5921 #269B21 #21639B #96219B
square
#9B5921 #269B21 #21639B #96219B
split-complementary
#9B5921 #219B96 #21269B
monochromatic
#361F0C #693C16 #9B5921 #CD762C #DC965A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.46
#9B5921 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#9B5921 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B5921
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B5921 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B5921 | 1.00 | 5.46 | 3.84 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6019
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA4B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b5921; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.111 56.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8860',
500: '#9b5921',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b5921; $custom-light: #be8860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b5921",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 89,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.541,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53042,
"c": 0.11056,
"h": 56.8
},
"luminance": 0.14223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B5921
secondary
#5890C0
accent
#9BE840
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79