#9C5022#9C5022

#9C5022 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.117 H 48.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5022
RGB	rgb(156, 80, 34)
HSL	hsl(23, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 28.20, 39.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 48.88, 54.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.077 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.117 48.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8693, 12.9227, 3.1190)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5022 #226E9C

analogous

#9C2231 #9C5022 #9C8D22

triadic

#9C5022 #229C50 #50229C

tetradic

#9C5022 #319C22 #226E9C #8D229C

square

#9C5022 #319C22 #226E9C #8D229C

split-complementary

#9C5022 #229C8D #22319C

monochromatic

#381C0C #6A3617 #9C5022 #CE6A2D #DC8D5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9C5022 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9C5022 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5022

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5022	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5022	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)

#665A1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5022;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 80, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.117 48.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8260',
    500: '#9c5022',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5022;
$custom-light: #bf8260;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5022",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.623,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51609,
    "c": 0.11676,
    "h": 48.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5022

secondary

#5A9AC0

accent

#A8E741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5022

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

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