#9C5E2B#9C5E2B

#9C5E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.104 H 57.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5E2B
RGB	rgb(156, 94, 43)
HSL	hsl(27, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(27, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 20.80, 38.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 44.10, 61.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.0563 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.104 57.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1505, 15.2496, 4.2726)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5E2B #2B699C

analogous

#9C2B30 #9C5E2B #9C972B

triadic

#9C5E2B #2B9C5E #5E2B9C

tetradic

#9C5E2B #309C2B #2B699C #972B9C

square

#9C5E2B #309C2B #2B699C #972B9C

split-complementary

#9C5E2B #2B9C97 #2B309C

monochromatic

#3C2411 #6C411E #9C5E2B #C97B3B #D69B6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9C5E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9C5E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5E2B

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5E2B	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706425

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 94, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.104 57.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8c67',
    500: '#9c5e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5e2b;
$custom-light: #be8c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.08,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54196,
    "c": 0.10411,
    "h": 57.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5E2B

secondary

#6696BD

accent

#9BE048

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C06

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5E2B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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