#9C5A2B#9C5A2B
#9C5A2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.106 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 90, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 72.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.02, 23.07, 37.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.02, 44.34, 58.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.46% 0.0631 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.46% 0.106 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8040, 14.5565, 4.1571) |
| Luminance | 0.1456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.57
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.24
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.66
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.64
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5A2B #2B6D9C
analogous
#9C2B34 #9C5A2B #9C932B
triadic
#9C5A2B #2B9C5A #5A2B9C
tetradic
#9C5A2B #349C2B #2B6D9C #932B9C
square
#9C5A2B #349C2B #2B6D9C #932B9C
split-complementary
#9C5A2B #2B9C93 #2B349C
monochromatic
#3C2311 #6C3E1E #9C5A2B #C9763B #D6986B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#9C5A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#9C5A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5A2B
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5A2B | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D702B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4C50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 90, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.106 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8967',
500: '#9c5a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5a2b; $custom-light: #be8967; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 90,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.956,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5346,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.14555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5A2B
secondary
#6699BD
accent
#A1E048
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A