#9C552B#9C552B

#9C552B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.109 H 49.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C552B
RGB	rgb(156, 85, 43)
HSL	hsl(22, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(22, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 25.87, 36.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 44.82, 54.75°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.0715 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.109 49.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3964, 13.7413, 4.0212)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C552B #2B729C

analogous

#9C2B3A #9C552B #9C8E2B

triadic

#9C552B #2B9C55 #552B9C

tetradic

#9C552B #3A9C2B #2B729C #8E2B9C

square

#9C552B #3A9C2B #2B729C #8E2B9C

split-complementary

#9C552B #2B9C8E #2B3A9C

monochromatic

#3C2111 #6C3B1E #9C552B #C9703B #D6936B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#9C552B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9C552B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C552B

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C552B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C552B	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB464C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c552b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 85, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.109 49.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8666',
    500: '#9c552b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c552b;
$custom-light: #bf8666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c552b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.301,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52567,
    "c": 0.10934,
    "h": 49.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C552B

secondary

#669DBD

accent

#A7E048

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C552B

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

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