#9C5928#9C5928
#9C5928 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.108 H 53.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5928 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 89, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 74%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 74.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.76, 23.47, 39.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.76, 45.61, 59.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.25% 0.0638 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.25% 0.108 53.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6672, 14.3678, 3.8499) |
| Luminance | 0.1437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.38
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.71
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.82
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.13
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5928 #286B9C
analogous
#9C2831 #9C5928 #9C9328
triadic
#9C5928 #289C59 #59289C
tetradic
#9C5928 #319C28 #286B9C #93289C
square
#9C5928 #319C28 #286B9C #93289C
split-complementary
#9C5928 #289C93 #28319C
monochromatic
#3B210F #6B3D1C #9C5928 #CB7536 #D89667
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#9C5928 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#9C5928 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5928
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5928 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5928 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6122
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5928; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 89, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.108 53.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8865',
500: '#9c5928',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5928; $custom-light: #bf8865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5928",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 89,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.345,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53246,
"c": 0.10823,
"h": 53.9
},
"luminance": 0.14366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5928
secondary
#6297BE
accent
#A0E245
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A