#9C451F#9C451F

#9C451F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.127 H 42.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C451F
RGB	rgb(156, 69, 31)
HSL	hsl(18, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(18, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 33.96, 39.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 51.76, 48.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.094 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.127 42.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0874, 11.4252, 2.6542)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C451F #1F769C

analogous

#9C1F38 #9C451F #9C841F

triadic

#9C451F #1F9C45 #451F9C

tetradic

#9C451F #389C1F #1F769C #841F9C

square

#9C451F #389C1F #1F769C #841F9C

split-complementary

#9C451F #1F9C84 #1F389C

monochromatic

#36180B #692E15 #9C451F #CF5C29 #DE8058

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#9C451F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9C451F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C451F

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C451F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C451F	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D531A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73661C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c451f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 69, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.127 42.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07b5d',
    500: '#9c451f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c451f;
$custom-light: #c07b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c451f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.24,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.498,
    "c": 0.12676,
    "h": 42.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C451F

secondary

#55A1C1

accent

#B6EA3E

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C451F

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