#9C5C2E#9C5C2E
#9C5C2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.103 H 54.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 92, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.53, 22.10, 36.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.53, 42.98, 59.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.86% 0.0607 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.86% 0.103 54.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0320, 14.9213, 4.5147) |
| Luminance | 0.1492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.40
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.65
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.99
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.04
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.15
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5C2E #2E6E9C
analogous
#9C2E37 #9C5C2E #9C932E
triadic
#9C5C2E #2E9C5C #5C2E9C
tetradic
#9C5C2E #379C2E #2E6E9C #932E9C
square
#9C5C2E #379C2E #2E6E9C #932E9C
split-complementary
#9C5C2E #2E9C93 #2E379C
monochromatic
#3D2412 #6D4020 #9C5C2E #C77940 #D59A70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#9C5C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#9C5C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5C2E
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5C2E | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6329
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA4F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 92, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.103 54.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8a69',
500: '#9c5c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5c2e; $custom-light: #be8a69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 92,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.091,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5386,
"c": 0.10347,
"h": 54.1
},
"luminance": 0.14919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5C2E
secondary
#6A9ABC
accent
#A0DE4A
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A