#9B5B23#9B5B23
#9B5B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.109 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B5B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 91, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 77.4%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.05, 21.67, 41.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.05, 47.08, 62.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.43% 0.0577 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.43% 0.109 57.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5635, 14.5739, 3.4779) |
| Luminance | 0.1457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.60
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.45
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.47
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.55
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.49
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B5B23 #23639B
analogous
#9B2327 #9B5B23 #9B9723
triadic
#9B5B23 #239B5B #5B239B
tetradic
#9B5B23 #279B23 #23639B #97239B
square
#9B5B23 #279B23 #23639B #97239B
split-complementary
#9B5B23 #239B97 #23279B
monochromatic
#37200C #693E18 #9B5B23 #CD782E #DB985E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#9B5B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#9B5B23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B5B23
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B5B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B5B23 | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.91 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E621C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7023
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA4D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b5b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 91, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.109 57.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8a62',
500: '#9b5b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b5b23; $custom-light: #be8a62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b5b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 91,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53426,
"c": 0.10866,
"h": 57.9
},
"luminance": 0.14572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B5B23
secondary
#5A90BF
accent
#99E642
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79