#9C4E31#9C4E31

#9C4E31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.112 H 40.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E31
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 49)
HSL	hsl(16, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(16, 69%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 68.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 30.07, 31.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 43.65, 46.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.0854 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.112 40.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.9906, 12.7404, 4.4695)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E31 #317F9C

analogous

#9C3149 #9C4E31 #9C8431

triadic

#9C4E31 #319C4E #4E319C

tetradic

#9C4E31 #499C31 #317F9C #84319C

square

#9C4E31 #499C31 #317F9C #84319C

split-complementary

#9C4E31 #319C84 #31499C

monochromatic

#3F1F14 #6D3722 #9C4E31 #C56845 #D38E74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#9C4E31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9C4E31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E31

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E31	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63592E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.112 40.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf816a',
    500: '#9c4e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e31;
$custom-light: #bf816a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.262,
    "s": 52.195,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51448,
    "c": 0.11236,
    "h": 40.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E31

secondary

#6DA6BB

accent

#B5DC4C

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E31

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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