#9C542E#9C542E

#9C542E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.109 H 46.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C542E
RGB	rgb(156, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(21, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(21, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 70.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 26.59, 34.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 43.79, 52.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.0742 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.109 46.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3753, 13.6078, 4.2958)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C542E #2E769C

analogous

#9C2E3F #9C542E #9C8B2E

triadic

#9C542E #2E9C54 #542E9C

tetradic

#9C542E #3F9C2E #2E769C #8B2E9C

square

#9C542E #3F9C2E #2E769C #8B2E9C

split-complementary

#9C542E #2E9C8B #2E3F9C

monochromatic

#3D2112 #6D3B20 #9C542E #C76F40 #D59370

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#9C542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9C542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C542E

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C542E	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB464B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.109 46.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8568',
    500: '#9c542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c542e;
$custom-light: #be8568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.727,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52428,
    "c": 0.10867,
    "h": 46.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C542E

secondary

#6AA0BC

accent

#ABDE4A

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C542E

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

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