#9C5232#9C5232

#9C5232 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.108 H 43.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5232
RGB	rgb(156, 82, 50)
HSL	hsl(18, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(18, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 67.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 27.94, 32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 42.57, 48.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.079 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.108 43.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3048, 13.3347, 4.6795)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5232 #327C9C

analogous

#9C3247 #9C5232 #9C8732

triadic

#9C5232 #329C52 #52329C

tetradic

#9C5232 #479C32 #327C9C #87329C

square

#9C5232 #479C32 #327C9C #87329C

split-complementary

#9C5232 #329C87 #32479C

monochromatic

#3F2114 #6E3A23 #9C5232 #C46D47 #D39275

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9C5232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9C5232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5232

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5232	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB444B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 82, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.108 43.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be846b',
    500: '#9c5232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5232;
$custom-light: #be846b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.113,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52136,
    "c": 0.10846,
    "h": 43.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5232

secondary

#6FA4BB

accent

#B0DB4D

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5232

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

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