#9C5437#9C5437
#9C5437 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.105 H 42.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 84, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 48%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 65%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 64.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.78, 27.16, 29.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.78, 40.40, 47.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.55% 0.0775 0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.55% 0.105 42.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5716, 13.6863, 5.3300) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.45
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.96
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 7.00
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.86
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5437 #377F9C
analogous
#9C374D #9C5437 #9C8737
triadic
#9C5437 #379C54 #54379C
tetradic
#9C5437 #4D9C37 #377F9C #87379C
square
#9C5437 #4D9C37 #377F9C #87379C
split-complementary
#9C5437 #379C87 #374D9C
monochromatic
#422317 #6F3C27 #9C5437 #C1704F #D1957C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#9C5437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#9C5437 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5437
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5437 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796E36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA464D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 84, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.105 42.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be856e',
500: '#9c5437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5437; $custom-light: #be856e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5437",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 84,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.228,
"s": 47.867,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52553,
"c": 0.10456,
"h": 42.1
},
"luminance": 0.13684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5437
secondary
#75A6BA
accent
#B1D750
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEC
border
#D1CAC7
text
#130B07
muted
#827C7A