#9C5E2C#9C5E2C

#9C5E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.104 H 56.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5E2C
RGB	rgb(156, 94, 44)
HSL	hsl(27, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(27, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 20.85, 38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 43.69, 61.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.0566 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.104 56.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1691, 15.2570, 4.3704)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5E2C #2C6A9C

analogous

#9C2C32 #9C5E2C #9C962C

triadic

#9C5E2C #2C9C5E #5E2C9C

tetradic

#9C5E2C #329C2C #2C6A9C #962C9C

square

#9C5E2C #329C2C #2C6A9C #962C9C

split-complementary

#9C5E2C #2C9C96 #2C329C

monochromatic

#3D2411 #6C411F #9C5E2C #C87B3D #D69C6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#9C5E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9C5E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5E2C

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5E2C	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706426

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA5153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 94, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.104 56.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8c67',
    500: '#9c5e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5e2c;
$custom-light: #be8c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.786,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54207,
    "c": 0.10357,
    "h": 56.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5E2C

secondary

#6796BD

accent

#9CDF49

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C06

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5E2C

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

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