#9C5020#9C5020

#9C5020 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.118 H 49.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5020
RGB	rgb(156, 80, 32)
HSL	hsl(23, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 79.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 28.12, 40.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 49.61, 55.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.0765 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.118 49.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8413, 12.9115, 2.9715)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5020 #206C9C

analogous

#9C202E #9C5020 #9C8E20

triadic

#9C5020 #209C50 #50209C

tetradic

#9C5020 #2E9C20 #206C9C #8E209C

square

#9C5020 #2E9C20 #206C9C #8E209C

split-complementary

#9C5020 #209C8E #202E9C

monochromatic

#361C0B #693616 #9C5020 #CF6A2A #DD8C59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9C5020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9C5020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5020

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5020	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 80, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.118 49.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf825f',
    500: '#9c5020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5020;
$custom-light: #bf825f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.226,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5159,
    "c": 0.11754,
    "h": 49.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5020

secondary

#5798C1

accent

#A7E93F

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFE9

border

#D1CAC5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5020

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

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