#9C5C2F#9C5C2F
#9C5C2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.103 H 53.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5C2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 92, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 69.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.54, 22.16, 36.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.54, 42.57, 58.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.87% 0.061 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.87% 0.103 53.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0520, 14.9293, 4.6197) |
| Luminance | 0.1493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.61
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.53
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.03
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.85
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 6.26
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5C2F #2F6F9C
analogous
#9C2F38 #9C5C2F #9C932F
triadic
#9C5C2F #2F9C5C #5C2F9C
tetradic
#9C5C2F #389C2F #2F6F9C #932F9C
square
#9C5C2F #389C2F #2F6F9C #932F9C
split-complementary
#9C5C2F #2F9C93 #2F389C
monochromatic
#3E2513 #6D4021 #9C5C2F #C67942 #D49A71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#9C5C2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#9C5C2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5C2F
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5C2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5C2F | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.99 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F632A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA4F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5c2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 92, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.103 53.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8a69',
500: '#9c5c2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5c2f; $custom-light: #be8a69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5c2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 92,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.771,
"s": 53.695,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53872,
"c": 0.10292,
"h": 53.7
},
"luminance": 0.14927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5C2F
secondary
#6B9ABC
accent
#A1DD4B
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A