#9C4E2F#9C4E2F
#9C4E2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.113 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.34, 29.95, 32.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.34, 44.37, 47.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.42% 0.0846 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.42% 0.113 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9493, 12.7239, 4.2522) |
| Luminance | 0.1272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.20
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.63
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.20
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.57
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.84
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E2F #2F7D9C
analogous
#9C2F47 #9C4E2F #9C852F
triadic
#9C4E2F #2F9C4E #4E2F9C
tetradic
#9C4E2F #479C2F #2F7D9C #852F9C
square
#9C4E2F #479C2F #2F7D9C #852F9C
split-complementary
#9C4E2F #2F9C85 #2F479C
monochromatic
#3E1F13 #6D3621 #9C4E2F #C66842 #D48D71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#9C4E2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9C4E2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E2F
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E2F | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.54 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#63592C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766B2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3F47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.113 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8169',
500: '#9c4e2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e2f; $custom-light: #bf8169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.064,
"s": 53.695,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51421,
"c": 0.11315,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.12722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E2F
secondary
#6BA5BC
accent
#B3DD4B
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A