#9C4E2C#9C4E2C
#9C4E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.114 H 43.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 71.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.31, 29.78, 34.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.31, 45.47, 49.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.38% 0.0836 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.38% 0.114 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8908, 12.7005, 3.9443) |
| Luminance | 0.1270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.61
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.85
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.78
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.13
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.15
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E2C #2C7A9C
analogous
#9C2C42 #9C4E2C #9C862C
triadic
#9C4E2C #2C9C4E #4E2C9C
tetradic
#9C4E2C #429C2C #2C7A9C #862C9C
square
#9C4E2C #429C2C #2C7A9C #862C9C
split-complementary
#9C4E2C #2C9C86 #2C429C
monochromatic
#3D1E11 #6C361F #9C4E2C #C8673D #D68D6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#9C4E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9C4E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E2C
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E2C | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635928
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.114 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8166',
500: '#9c4e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e2c; $custom-light: #bf8166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.214,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51382,
"c": 0.11435,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.12699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E2C
secondary
#67A3BD
accent
#B2DF49
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A