#9C4E27#9C4E27

#9C4E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.116 H 45.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E27
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 39)
HSL	hsl(20, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(20, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 75%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.25, 29.52, 36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.25, 47.31, 51.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0819 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.116 45.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.8025, 12.6652, 3.4789)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E27 #27759C

analogous

#9C273A #9C4E27 #9C8827

triadic

#9C4E27 #279C4E #4E279C

tetradic

#9C4E27 #3A9C27 #27759C #88279C

square

#9C4E27 #3A9C27 #27759C #88279C

split-complementary

#9C4E27 #279C88 #273A9C

monochromatic

#3A1D0F #6B361B #9C4E27 #CC6734 #D88B65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#9C4E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#9C4E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E27

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E27	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645922

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776A26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.116 45.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8163',
    500: '#9c4e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e27;
$custom-light: #bf8163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51323,
    "c": 0.11633,
    "h": 45.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E27

secondary

#619FBE

accent

#AEE345

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A05

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E27

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

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