#9C5124#9C5124
#9C5124 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.115 H 48.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5124 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 81, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 76.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.89, 27.74, 39.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.89, 48.00, 54.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.8% 0.076 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.8% 0.115 48.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9727, 13.0821, 3.3000) |
| Luminance | 0.1308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.56
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.62
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 3.74
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.85
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.86
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5124 #246F9C
analogous
#9C2433 #9C5124 #9C8D24
triadic
#9C5124 #249C51 #51249C
tetradic
#9C5124 #339C24 #246F9C #8D249C
square
#9C5124 #339C24 #246F9C #8D249C
split-complementary
#9C5124 #249C8D #24339C
monochromatic
#391D0D #6A3719 #9C5124 #CE6B2F #DA8E60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#9C5124 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#9C5124 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5124
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5124 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5124 | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.62 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665B1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4147
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5124; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 81, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.115 48.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8361',
500: '#9c5124',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5124; $custom-light: #bf8361; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5124",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 81,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.5,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51798,
"c": 0.11523,
"h": 48.8
},
"luminance": 0.1308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5124
secondary
#5C9ABF
accent
#A8E642
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8EFEA
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130A05
muted
#827C79