#9C5528#9C5528

#9C5528 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.111 H 50.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5528
RGB	rgb(156, 85, 40)
HSL	hsl(23, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(23, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 25.71, 38.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 45.99, 56.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.0705 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.111 50.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3433, 13.7201, 3.7420)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5528 #286F9C

analogous

#9C2835 #9C5528 #9C8F28

triadic

#9C5528 #289C55 #55289C

tetradic

#9C5528 #359C28 #286F9C #8F289C

square

#9C5528 #359C28 #286F9C #8F289C

split-complementary

#9C5528 #289C8F #28359C

monochromatic

#3B200F #6B3A1C #9C5528 #CB7036 #D89267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#9C5528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9C5528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5528

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5528	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB464B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 85, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.111 50.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8664',
    500: '#9c5528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5528;
$custom-light: #bf8664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.276,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52533,
    "c": 0.11071,
    "h": 50.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5528

secondary

#629ABE

accent

#A5E245

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5528

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

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