#9C4E29#9C4E29
#9C4E29 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.116 H 44.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 74%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 73.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.28, 29.62, 35.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.28, 46.57, 50.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.35% 0.0825 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.35% 0.116 44.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8365, 12.6788, 3.6580) |
| Luminance | 0.1268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.41
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.16
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.46
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.50
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.73
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E29 #29779C
analogous
#9C293D #9C4E29 #9C8729
triadic
#9C4E29 #299C4E #4E299C
tetradic
#9C4E29 #3D9C29 #29779C #87299C
square
#9C4E29 #3D9C29 #29779C #87299C
split-complementary
#9C4E29 #299C87 #293D9C
monochromatic
#3B1E10 #6C361C #9C4E29 #CB6738 #D78C68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#9C4E29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9C4E29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E29
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E29 | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.54 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645925
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.116 44.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8164',
500: '#9c4e29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e29; $custom-light: #bf8164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e29",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.304,
"s": 58.376,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51346,
"c": 0.11555,
"h": 44.4
},
"luminance": 0.12677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E29
secondary
#63A1BE
accent
#B0E246
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A05
muted
#827C7A