#9C4D2E#9C4D2E
#9C4D2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.114 H 41.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 77, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.12, 30.43, 33.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.12, 44.92, 47.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.24% 0.0859 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.24% 0.114 41.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8588, 12.5749, 4.1236) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.38
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.53
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.00
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4D2E #2E7D9C
analogous
#9C2E46 #9C4D2E #9C842E
triadic
#9C4D2E #2E9C4D #4D2E9C
tetradic
#9C4D2E #469C2E #2E7D9C #842E9C
square
#9C4D2E #469C2E #2E7D9C #842E9C
split-complementary
#9C4D2E #2E9C84 #2E469C
monochromatic
#3D1E12 #6D3620 #9C4D2E #C76640 #D58C70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#9C4D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#9C4D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4D2E
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4D2E | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62592B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3D46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 77, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.114 41.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8068',
500: '#9c4d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4d2e; $custom-light: #bf8068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 77,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.909,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51242,
"c": 0.11444,
"h": 41.3
},
"luminance": 0.12573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4D2E
secondary
#6AA5BC
accent
#B4DE4A
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A