#9C4D29#9C4D29
#9C4D29 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.116 H 43.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4D29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 77, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 74%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 73.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 30.16, 35.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 46.74, 49.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.18% 0.0842 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.18% 0.116 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7660, 12.5378, 3.6345) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.66
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.24
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.34
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.65
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.83
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4D29 #29789C
analogous
#9C293E #9C4D29 #9C8629
triadic
#9C4D29 #299C4D #4D299C
tetradic
#9C4D29 #3E9C29 #29789C #86299C
square
#9C4D29 #3E9C29 #29789C #86299C
split-complementary
#9C4D29 #299C86 #293E9C
monochromatic
#3B1D10 #6C351C #9C4D29 #CB6638 #D78B68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#9C4D29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#9C4D29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4D29
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4D29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4D29 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635825
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4d29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 77, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.116 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8064',
500: '#9c4d29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4d29; $custom-light: #bf8064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4d29",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 77,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.783,
"s": 58.376,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5118,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.12536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4D29
secondary
#63A1BE
accent
#B1E246
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A05
muted
#827C7A