#9C5221#9C5221

#9C5221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.116 H 50.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5221
RGB	rgb(156, 82, 33)
HSL	hsl(24, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(24, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 78.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 27.06, 40.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 48.99, 56.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.0734 0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.116 50.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0037, 13.2143, 3.0937)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5221 #216B9C

analogous

#9C212E #9C5221 #9C8F21

triadic

#9C5221 #219C52 #52219C

tetradic

#9C5221 #2E9C21 #216B9C #8F219C

square

#9C5221 #2E9C21 #216B9C #8F219C

split-complementary

#9C5221 #219C8F #212E9C

monochromatic

#371D0C #693716 #9C5221 #CF6D2C #DC8F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#9C5221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9C5221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5221

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5221	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 82, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.116 50.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8360',
    500: '#9c5221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5221;
$custom-light: #bf8360;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.902,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51941,
    "c": 0.11574,
    "h": 50.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5221

secondary

#5897C1

accent

#A5E840

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFE9

border

#D1CAC5

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5221

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

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