#9C4E2A#9C4E2A
#9C4E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.115 H 44.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 73.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.29, 29.67, 35.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.29, 46.20, 50.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.36% 0.0829 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.36% 0.115 44) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8542, 12.6859, 3.7511) |
| Luminance | 0.1268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.42
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.38
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.58
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.68
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.91
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E2A #2A789C
analogous
#9C2A3F #9C4E2A #9C872A
triadic
#9C4E2A #2A9C4E #4E2A9C
tetradic
#9C4E2A #3F9C2A #2A789C #872A9C
square
#9C4E2A #3F9C2A #2A789C #872A9C
split-complementary
#9C4E2A #2A9C87 #2A3F9C
monochromatic
#3C1E10 #6C361D #9C4E2A #CA6739 #D78C6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#9C4E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9C4E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E2A
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E2A | 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)
#635926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.115 44.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8165',
500: '#9c4e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e2a; $custom-light: #bf8165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.947,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51358,
"c": 0.11515,
"h": 44
},
"luminance": 0.12684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E2A
secondary
#65A1BD
accent
#B0E147
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A