#9C5A1D#9C5A1D
#9C5A1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.113 H 58.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5A1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 90, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 69%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 81.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.90, 22.43, 44.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.90, 49.74, 63.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.33% 0.059 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.33% 0.113 58.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5898, 14.4709, 3.0290) |
| Luminance | 0.1447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.37
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.77
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.99
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.53
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.64
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5A1D #1D5F9C
analogous
#9C1D1F #9C5A1D #9C9A1D
triadic
#9C5A1D #1D9C5A #5A1D9C
tetradic
#9C5A1D #1F9C1D #1D5F9C #9A1D9C
square
#9C5A1D #1F9C1D #1D5F9C #9A1D9C
split-complementary
#9C5A1D #1D9C9A #1D1F9C
monochromatic
#351E0A #683C13 #9C5A1D #D07827 #DF9754
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#9C5A1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#9C5A1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5A1D
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5A1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5A1D | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6113
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E701D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5a1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 90, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.113 58.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf895e',
500: '#9c5a1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5a1d; $custom-light: #bf895e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5a1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 90,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.819,
"s": 68.649,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53329,
"c": 0.11276,
"h": 58.4
},
"luminance": 0.14469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5A1D
secondary
#528DC2
accent
#97EB3C
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79