#9C4E2B#9C4E2B
#9C4E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.115 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 72.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.30, 29.73, 34.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.30, 45.83, 49.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.37% 0.0832 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.37% 0.115 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8723, 12.6931, 3.8465) |
| Luminance | 0.1269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.49
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.61
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.67
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.91
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.01
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E2B #2B799C
analogous
#9C2B41 #9C4E2B #9C872B
triadic
#9C4E2B #2B9C4E #4E2B9C
tetradic
#9C4E2B #419C2B #2B799C #872B9C
square
#9C4E2B #419C2B #2B799C #872B9C
split-complementary
#9C4E2B #2B9C87 #2B419C
monochromatic
#3C1E11 #6C361E #9C4E2B #C9673B #D68C6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#9C4E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9C4E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E2B
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E2B | 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)
#635927
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.115 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8166',
500: '#9c4e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e2b; $custom-light: #bf8166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.584,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5137,
"c": 0.11475,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.12691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E2B
secondary
#66A2BD
accent
#B1E048
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A