#9C591E#9C591E
#9C591E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.113 H 57.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C591E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 89, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 80.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.67, 23.03, 43.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.67, 49.44, 62.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.15% 0.0609 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.15% 0.113 57.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5186, 14.3083, 3.0673) |
| Luminance | 0.1431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.44
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.84
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.07
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.22
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.26
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C591E #1E619C
analogous
#9C1E22 #9C591E #9C981E
triadic
#9C591E #1E9C59 #591E9C
tetradic
#9C591E #229C1E #1E619C #981E9C
square
#9C591E #229C1E #1E619C #981E9C
split-complementary
#9C591E #1E9C98 #1E229C
monochromatic
#351E0A #693C14 #9C591E #CF7628 #DE9656
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#9C591E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#9C591E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C591E
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C591E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C591E | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6015
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D701E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4A4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c591e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 89, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.113 57.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf885e',
500: '#9c591e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c591e; $custom-light: #bf885e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c591e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 89,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.095,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53155,
"c": 0.11282,
"h": 57.3
},
"luminance": 0.14306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C591E
secondary
#548EC2
accent
#99EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79