#9C5522#9C5522

#9C5522 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.113 H 52.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5522
RGB	rgb(156, 85, 34)
HSL	hsl(25, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(25, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 25.44, 41.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 48.29, 58.21°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.0687 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.113 52.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2491, 13.6824, 3.2457)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5522 #22699C

analogous

#9C222C #9C5522 #9C9222

triadic

#9C5522 #229C55 #55229C

tetradic

#9C5522 #2C9C22 #22699C #92229C

square

#9C5522 #2C9C22 #22699C #92229C

split-complementary

#9C5522 #229C92 #222C9C

monochromatic

#381E0C #6A3A17 #9C5522 #CE702D #DC925D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9C5522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9C5522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5522

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5522	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)

#6A5E1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB464A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 85, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.113 52.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8560',
    500: '#9c5522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5522;
$custom-light: #bf8560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.082,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52474,
    "c": 0.11337,
    "h": 52.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5522

secondary

#5A95C0

accent

#A2E741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5522

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

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