#9C5C2B#9C5C2B
#9C5C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.105 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 92, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 72.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.49, 21.93, 38.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.49, 44.20, 60.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.83% 0.0597 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.83% 0.105 55.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9750, 14.8985, 4.2141) |
| Luminance | 0.1490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.85
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.98
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.09
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.63
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.66
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5C2B #2B6B9C
analogous
#9C2B32 #9C5C2B #9C952B
triadic
#9C5C2B #2B9C5C #5C2B9C
tetradic
#9C5C2B #329C2B #2B6B9C #952B9C
square
#9C5C2B #329C2B #2B6B9C #952B9C
split-complementary
#9C5C2B #2B9C95 #2B329C
monochromatic
#3C2311 #6C401E #9C5C2B #C9793B #D69A6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#9C5C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#9C5C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5C2B
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5C2B | 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)
#6F6326
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4E51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 92, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.105 55.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8a67',
500: '#9c5c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5c2b; $custom-light: #be8a67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 92,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.018,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53826,
"c": 0.10508,
"h": 55.4
},
"luminance": 0.14897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5C2B
secondary
#6697BD
accent
#9EE048
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A