#9C5223#9C5223

#9C5223 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.115 H 49.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5223
RGB	rgb(156, 82, 35)
HSL	hsl(23, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 27.14, 39.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 48.25, 55.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.074 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.115 49.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0325, 13.2258, 3.2457)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5223 #236D9C

analogous

#9C2330 #9C5223 #9C8F23

triadic

#9C5223 #239C52 #52239C

tetradic

#9C5223 #309C23 #236D9C #8F239C

square

#9C5223 #309C23 #236D9C #8F239C

split-complementary

#9C5223 #239C8F #23309C

monochromatic

#381D0D #6A3818 #9C5223 #CE6C2E #DB8F5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#9C5223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9C5223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5223

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5223	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 82, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.115 49.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8361',
    500: '#9c5223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5223;
$custom-light: #bf8361;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.306,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5196,
    "c": 0.11493,
    "h": 49.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5223

secondary

#5B99C0

accent

#A6E641

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5223

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

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