#9C4E25#9C4E25

#9C4E25 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.117 H 46.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E25
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 37)
HSL	hsl(21, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(21, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 76.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 29.43, 37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 48.06, 52.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.0812 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.117 46.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7702, 12.6523, 3.3089)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E25 #25739C

analogous

#9C2538 #9C4E25 #9C8925

triadic

#9C4E25 #259C4E #4E259C

tetradic

#9C4E25 #389C25 #25739C #89259C

square

#9C4E25 #389C25 #25739C #89259C

split-complementary

#9C4E25 #259C89 #25389C

monochromatic

#391D0E #6B3519 #9C4E25 #CD6731 #DA8B62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#9C4E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#9C4E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E25

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E25	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)

#645920

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.117 46.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8162',
    500: '#9c4e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e25;
$custom-light: #bf8162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.672,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51302,
    "c": 0.11712,
    "h": 46.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E25

secondary

#5E9EBF

accent

#ADE543

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEEA

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E25

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

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