#9C481F#9C481F

#9C481F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.124 H 44.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C481F
RGB	rgb(156, 72, 31)
HSL	hsl(20, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 32.39, 39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 51.21, 50.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.0892 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.124 44.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2766, 11.8037, 2.7173)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C481F #1F739C

analogous

#9C1F35 #9C481F #9C871F

triadic

#9C481F #1F9C48 #481F9C

tetradic

#9C481F #359C1F #1F739C #871F9C

square

#9C481F #359C1F #1F739C #871F9C

split-complementary

#9C481F #1F9C87 #1F359C

monochromatic

#36190B #693015 #9C481F #CF6029 #DE8458

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#9C481F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#9C481F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C481F

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C481F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C481F	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c481f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 72, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.124 44.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07d5e',
    500: '#9c481f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c481f;
$custom-light: #c07d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c481f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.68,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50268,
    "c": 0.12417,
    "h": 44.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C481F

secondary

#559EC1

accent

#B1EA3E

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140A04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C481F

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

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