#9C552E#9C552E

#9C552E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.108 H 47.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C552E
RGB	rgb(156, 85, 46)
HSL	hsl(21, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(21, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 70.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 26.04, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 43.66, 53.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.0725 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.108 47.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4534, 13.7641, 4.3218)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C552E #2E759C

analogous

#9C2E3E #9C552E #9C8C2E

triadic

#9C552E #2E9C55 #552E9C

tetradic

#9C552E #3E9C2E #2E759C #8C2E9C

square

#9C552E #3E9C2E #2E759C #8C2E9C

split-complementary

#9C552E #2E9C8C #2E3E9C

monochromatic

#3D2112 #6D3B20 #9C552E #C77040 #D59470

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#9C552E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9C552E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C552E

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C552E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C552E	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)

#695E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB474C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c552e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 85, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.108 47.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8668',
    500: '#9c552e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c552e;
$custom-light: #be8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c552e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.273,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52603,
    "c": 0.10793,
    "h": 47.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C552E

secondary

#6A9FBC

accent

#A9DE4A

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C552E

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