#9C5023#9C5023

#9C5023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.116 H 48.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5023
RGB	rgb(156, 80, 35)
HSL	hsl(22, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(22, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 28.24, 39.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 48.51, 54.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.0773 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.116 48.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8839, 12.9286, 3.1961)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5023 #236F9C

analogous

#9C2332 #9C5023 #9C8D23

triadic

#9C5023 #239C50 #50239C

tetradic

#9C5023 #329C23 #236F9C #8D239C

square

#9C5023 #329C23 #236F9C #8D239C

split-complementary

#9C5023 #239C8D #23329C

monochromatic

#381D0D #6A3618 #9C5023 #CE6A2E #DB8D5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9C5023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9C5023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5023

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5023	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 80, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.116 48.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8261',
    500: '#9c5023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5023;
$custom-light: #bf8261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.314,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51618,
    "c": 0.11637,
    "h": 48.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5023

secondary

#5B9AC0

accent

#A9E641

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5023

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

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