#9C4E34#9C4E34
#9C4E34 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.111 H 39.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 66.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.41, 30.26, 29.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.41, 42.60, 44.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.49% 0.0865 0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.49% 0.111 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0560, 12.7666, 4.8142) |
| Luminance | 0.1277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.57
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.23
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.23
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 7.10
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.19
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E34 #34829C
analogous
#9C344E #9C4E34 #9C8234
triadic
#9C4E34 #349C4E #4E349C
tetradic
#9C4E34 #4E9C34 #34829C #82349C
square
#9C4E34 #4E9C34 #34829C #82349C
split-complementary
#9C4E34 #349C82 #344E9C
monochromatic
#402015 #6E3725 #9C4E34 #C3684A #D28F78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#9C4E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#9C4E34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E34
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E34 | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635A31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766B33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3F48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.111 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be816c',
500: '#9c4e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e34; $custom-light: #be816c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 50,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51492,
"c": 0.1112,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.12765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E34
secondary
#71A8BB
accent
#B7DA4E
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A07
muted
#827C7A