#9B5935#9B5935

#9B5935 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.101 H 48.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5935
RGB	rgb(155, 89, 53)
HSL	hsl(21, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(21, 66%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.6%, 65.8%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 23.80, 32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 40.02, 53.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.0671 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.101 48.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7339, 14.3722, 5.2076)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5935 #35779B

analogous

#9B3544 #9B5935 #9B8C35

triadic

#9B5935 #359B59 #59359B

tetradic

#9B5935 #449B35 #35779B #8C359B

square

#9B5935 #449B35 #35779B #8C359B

split-complementary

#9B5935 #359B8C #35449B

monochromatic

#402516 #6D3F25 #9B5935 #C2754C #D19879

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9B5935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9B5935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B5935

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B5935	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.101 48.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd886d',
    500: '#9b5935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5935;
$custom-light: #bd886d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.176,
    "s": 49.038,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53269,
    "c": 0.1005,
    "h": 48.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5935

secondary

#72A1BA

accent

#A8D94F

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130B07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5935

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

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