#9C5422#9C5422

#9C5422 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.114 H 51.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5422
RGB	rgb(156, 84, 34)
HSL	hsl(25, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(25, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, 25.99, 40.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 48.39, 57.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.0704 0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.114 51.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1709, 13.5260, 3.2196)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5422 #226A9C

analogous

#9C222D #9C5422 #9C9122

triadic

#9C5422 #229C54 #54229C

tetradic

#9C5422 #2D9C22 #226A9C #91229C

square

#9C5422 #2D9C22 #226A9C #91229C

split-complementary

#9C5422 #229C91 #222D9C

monochromatic

#381E0C #6A3917 #9C5422 #CE6F2D #DC915D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9C5422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9C5422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5422

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5422	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB454A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 84, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.114 51.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8560',
    500: '#9c5422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5422;
$custom-light: #bf8560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.59,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52298,
    "c": 0.11401,
    "h": 51.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5422

secondary

#5A96C0

accent

#A3E741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5422

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

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