#9C5E2F#9C5E2F
#9C5E2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.102 H 55.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C5E2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 94, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 69.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.02, 21.03, 36.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.02, 42.45, 60.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.24% 0.0576 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.24% 0.102 55.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2275, 15.2804, 4.6782) |
| Luminance | 0.1528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.80
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.42
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.47
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.85
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.98
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C5E2F #2F6D9C
analogous
#9C2F36 #9C5E2F #9C952F
triadic
#9C5E2F #2F9C5E #5E2F9C
tetradic
#9C5E2F #369C2F #2F6D9C #952F9C
square
#9C5E2F #369C2F #2F6D9C #952F9C
split-complementary
#9C5E2F #2F9C95 #2F369C
monochromatic
#3E2513 #6D4221 #9C5E2F #C67B42 #D49C71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#9C5E2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#9C5E2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C5E2F
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C5E2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C5E2F | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.06 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70652A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA5154
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c5e2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 94, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.102 55.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8c69',
500: '#9c5e2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c5e2f; $custom-light: #be8c69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c5e2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 94,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.872,
"s": 53.695,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54241,
"c": 0.10188,
"h": 55.6
},
"luminance": 0.15279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C5E2F
secondary
#6B99BC
accent
#9EDD4B
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A