#9C451E#9C451E

#9C451E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.127 H 42.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C451E
RGB	rgb(156, 69, 30)
HSL	hsl(19, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(19, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 33.92, 39.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 52.10, 49.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.0937 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.127 42.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0744, 11.4200, 2.5859)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C451E #1E759C

analogous

#9C1E36 #9C451E #9C841E

triadic

#9C451E #1E9C45 #451E9C

tetradic

#9C451E #369C1E #1E759C #841E9C

square

#9C451E #369C1E #1E759C #841E9C

split-complementary

#9C451E #1E9C84 #1E369C

monochromatic

#35180A #692E14 #9C451E #CF5C28 #DE8056

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#9C451E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9C451E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C451E

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C451E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C451E	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5319

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73661B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC313D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c451e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 69, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.127 42.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07b5d',
    500: '#9c451e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c451e;
$custom-light: #c07b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c451e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.571,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4979,
    "c": 0.12707,
    "h": 42.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C451E

secondary

#54A0C2

accent

#B5EB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C451E

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