#9C5B2D#9C5B2D
#9C5B2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.105 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 91, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 55%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 71.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.28, 22.61, 37.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.28, 43.45, 58.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.67% 0.062 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.67% 0.105 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9265, 14.7414, 4.3834) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.64
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.79
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.88
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.74
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.95
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5B2D #2D6E9C
analogous
#9C2D36 #9C5B2D #9C932D
triadic
#9C5B2D #2D9C5B #5B2D9C
tetradic
#9C5B2D #369C2D #2D6E9C #932D9C
square
#9C5B2D #369C2D #2D6E9C #932D9C
split-complementary
#9C5B2D #2D9C93 #2D369C
monochromatic
#3D2412 #6D3F1F #9C5B2D #C8773F #D5996E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#9C5B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#9C5B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5B2D
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5B2D | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6228
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D712D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4D51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 91, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.105 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8a68',
500: '#9c5b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5b2d; $custom-light: #be8a68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 91,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.865,
"s": 55.224,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53665,
"c": 0.10455,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.1474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5B2D
secondary
#689ABC
accent
#A1DF49
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A