#9C4422#9C4422

#9C4422 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.127 H 40.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4422
RGB	rgb(156, 68, 34)
HSL	hsl(17, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(17, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 34.60, 37.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 50.91, 47.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.0965 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.127 40.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0678, 11.3198, 2.8519)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4422 #227A9C

analogous

#9C223D #9C4422 #9C8122

triadic

#9C4422 #229C44 #44229C

tetradic

#9C4422 #3D9C22 #227A9C #81229C

square

#9C4422 #3D9C22 #227A9C #81229C

split-complementary

#9C4422 #229C81 #223D9C

monochromatic

#38180C #6A2E17 #9C4422 #CE5A2D #DC805D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#9C4422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#9C4422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4422

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4422	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C521E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC303D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 68, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.127 40.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07a5f',
    500: '#9c4422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4422;
$custom-light: #c07a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.721,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49676,
    "c": 0.12675,
    "h": 40.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4422

secondary

#5AA4C0

accent

#B9E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4422

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

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