#9C421D#9C421D

#9C421D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.130 H 41.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C421D
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 29)
HSL	hsl(17, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 35.43, 39.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 53.02, 48.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0981 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.13 41)
XYZ	xyz(15.8820, 11.0552, 2.4597)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C421D #1D779C

analogous

#9C1D38 #9C421D #9C821D

triadic

#9C421D #1D9C42 #421D9C

tetradic

#9C421D #389C1D #1D779C #821D9C

square

#9C421D #389C1D #1D779C #821D9C

split-complementary

#9C421D #1D9C82 #1D389C

monochromatic

#35160A #682C13 #9C421D #D05827 #DF7D54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#9C421D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#9C421D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C421D

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C421D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C421D	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5118

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC2D3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c421d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.130 41.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0795c',
    500: '#9c421d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c421d;
$custom-light: #c0795c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c421d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.48,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49327,
    "c": 0.13002,
    "h": 41
  },
  "luminance": 0.11053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C421D

secondary

#52A2C2

accent

#B8EB3C

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EDE9

border

#D2C8C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C421D

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

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