#9C4E23#9C4E23

#9C4E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.118 H 46.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E23
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 35)
HSL	hsl(21, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(21, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 29.34, 38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 48.79, 53.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.0806 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.118 46.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7397, 12.6401, 3.1480)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E23 #23719C

analogous

#9C2335 #9C4E23 #9C8A23

triadic

#9C4E23 #239C4E #4E239C

tetradic

#9C4E23 #359C23 #23719C #8A239C

square

#9C4E23 #359C23 #23719C #8A239C

split-complementary

#9C4E23 #239C8A #23359C

monochromatic

#381C0D #6A3518 #9C4E23 #CE672E #DB8B5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#9C4E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#9C4E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E23

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E23	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.118 46.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8161',
    500: '#9c4e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e23;
$custom-light: #bf8161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.322,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51282,
    "c": 0.11789,
    "h": 46.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E23

secondary

#5B9CC0

accent

#ACE641

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEEA

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E23

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

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