#9C5C2A#9C5C2A
#9C5C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.106 H 55.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 92, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 73.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.48, 21.88, 38.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.48, 44.61, 60.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.82% 0.0593 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.82% 0.106 55.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9568, 14.8912, 4.1187) |
| Luminance | 0.1489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.70
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.01
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.25
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.45
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.51
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5C2A #2A6A9C
analogous
#9C2A31 #9C5C2A #9C952A
triadic
#9C5C2A #2A9C5C #5C2A9C
tetradic
#9C5C2A #319C2A #2A6A9C #952A9C
square
#9C5C2A #319C2A #2A6A9C #952A9C
split-complementary
#9C5C2A #2A9C95 #2A319C
monochromatic
#3C2310 #6C401D #9C5C2A #CA7939 #D7996A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#9C5C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#9C5C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5C2A
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5C2A | 1.00 | 5.28 | 3.98 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6324
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4E51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 92, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.106 55.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8a66',
500: '#9c5c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5c2a; $custom-light: #be8a66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 92,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.316,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53815,
"c": 0.10561,
"h": 55.8
},
"luminance": 0.14889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5C2A
secondary
#6596BD
accent
#9DE147
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A