#9C551F#9C551F
#9C551F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.115 H 53.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C551F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 85, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 80%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 80.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.75, 25.31, 42.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.75, 49.40, 59.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.45% 0.0679 0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.45% 0.115 53.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2077, 13.6658, 3.0276) |
| Luminance | 0.1366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.08
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.65
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.80
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.32
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.05
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C551F #1F669C
analogous
#9C1F28 #9C551F #9C941F
triadic
#9C551F #1F9C55 #551F9C
tetradic
#9C551F #289C1F #1F669C #941F9C
square
#9C551F #289C1F #1F669C #941F9C
split-complementary
#9C551F #1F9C94 #1F289C
monochromatic
#361D0B #693915 #9C551F #CF7129 #DE9258
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#9C551F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#9C551F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C551F
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C551F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C551F | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB464A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c551f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 85, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.115 53.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf855f',
500: '#9c551f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c551f; $custom-light: #bf855f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c551f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 85,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.92,
"s": 66.845,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52447,
"c": 0.11462,
"h": 53.7
},
"luminance": 0.13664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C551F
secondary
#5593C1
accent
#A0EA3E
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8EFE9
border
#D1CAC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79