#9C491F#9C491F

#9C491F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.123 H 44.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C491F
RGB	rgb(156, 73, 31)
HSL	hsl(20, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 31.86, 39.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 51.03, 51.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0876 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.123 44.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3418, 11.9340, 2.7390)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C491F #1F729C

analogous

#9C1F34 #9C491F #9C881F

triadic

#9C491F #1F9C49 #491F9C

tetradic

#9C491F #349C1F #1F729C #881F9C

square

#9C491F #349C1F #1F729C #881F9C

split-complementary

#9C491F #1F9C88 #1F349C

monochromatic

#36190B #693115 #9C491F #CF6129 #DE8558

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#9C491F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#9C491F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C491F

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C491F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C491F	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c491f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 73, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.123 44.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07d5e',
    500: '#9c491f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c491f;
$custom-light: #c07d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c491f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.16,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50427,
    "c": 0.12333,
    "h": 44.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C491F

secondary

#559DC1

accent

#B0EA3E

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140A04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C491F

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

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