#9C421E#9C421E

#9C421E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.130 H 40.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C421E
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(17, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 35.46, 38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 52.68, 47.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0984 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.13 40.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8945, 11.0602, 2.5259)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C421E #1E789C

analogous

#9C1E39 #9C421E #9C811E

triadic

#9C421E #1E9C42 #421E9C

tetradic

#9C421E #399C1E #1E789C #811E9C

square

#9C421E #399C1E #1E789C #811E9C

split-complementary

#9C421E #1E9C81 #1E399C

monochromatic

#35170A #692C14 #9C421E #CF5828 #DE7D56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#9C421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#9C421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C421E

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C421E	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)

#5B5119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC2D3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.130 40.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0795c',
    500: '#9c421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c421e;
$custom-light: #c0795c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.143,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49336,
    "c": 0.12974,
    "h": 40.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C421E

secondary

#54A2C2

accent

#B9EB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EDE9

border

#D2C8C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C421E

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