#9C5D2D#9C5D2D
#9C5D2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.103 H 55.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 93, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 55%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.4%, 71.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.75, 21.48, 37.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.75, 43.33, 60.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.03% 0.0586 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.03% 0.103 55.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0998, 15.0879, 4.4412) |
| Luminance | 0.1509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.78
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.75
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.21
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.73
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.81
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5D2D #2D6C9C
analogous
#9C2D35 #9C5D2D #9C952D
triadic
#9C5D2D #2D9C5D #5D2D9C
tetradic
#9C5D2D #359C2D #2D6C9C #952D9C
square
#9C5D2D #359C2D #2D6C9C #952D9C
split-complementary
#9C5D2D #2D9C95 #2D359C
monochromatic
#3D2412 #6D411F #9C5D2D #C87A3F #D59B6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#9C5D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#9C5D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5D2D
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5D2D | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.02 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6428
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E722D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA5052
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 93, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.103 55.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8b68',
500: '#9c5d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5d2d; $custom-light: #be8b68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 93,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.946,
"s": 55.224,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54033,
"c": 0.10349,
"h": 55.5
},
"luminance": 0.15086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5D2D
secondary
#6898BC
accent
#9EDF49
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A