#9C5923#9C5923

#9C5923 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.111 H 55.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5923
RGB	rgb(156, 89, 35)
HSL	hsl(27, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(27, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 23.24, 41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 47.57, 60.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.0623 0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.111 55.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5876, 14.3359, 3.4307)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5923 #23669C

analogous

#9C2329 #9C5923 #9C9623

triadic

#9C5923 #239C59 #59239C

tetradic

#9C5923 #299C23 #23669C #96239C

square

#9C5923 #299C23 #23669C #96239C

split-complementary

#9C5923 #239C96 #23299C

monochromatic

#38200D #6A3C18 #9C5923 #CE762E #DB965E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9C5923 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9C5923 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5923

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5923	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5923	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D611C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7023

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4A4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5923;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 89, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.111 55.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8861',
    500: '#9c5923',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5923;
$custom-light: #bf8861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5923",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.777,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53197,
    "c": 0.11061,
    "h": 55.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5923

secondary

#5B93C0

accent

#9DE641

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5923

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

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