#9C4522#9C4522

#9C4522 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.126 H 41.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4522
RGB	rgb(156, 69, 34)
HSL	hsl(17, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(17, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 34.08, 37.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 50.72, 47.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.0949 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.126 41.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1288, 11.4418, 2.8722)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4522 #22799C

analogous

#9C223C #9C4522 #9C8222

triadic

#9C4522 #229C45 #45229C

tetradic

#9C4522 #3C9C22 #22799C #82229C

square

#9C4522 #3C9C22 #22799C #82229C

split-complementary

#9C4522 #229C82 #223C9C

monochromatic

#38190C #6A2F17 #9C4522 #CE5B2D #DC815D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#9C4522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#9C4522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4522

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4522	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D531E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC323E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 69, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.126 41.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07b5f',
    500: '#9c4522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4522;
$custom-light: #c07b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.213,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49829,
    "c": 0.12584,
    "h": 41.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4522

secondary

#5AA3C0

accent

#B7E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4522

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

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