#9C6221#9C6221

#9C6221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.108 H 64.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C6221
RGB	rgb(156, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(32, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(32, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.2%, 78.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 18.04, 44.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 48.04, 67.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.0466 0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.108 64.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3540, 15.9149, 3.5438)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C6221 #215B9C

analogous

#9C2421 #9C6221 #999C21

triadic

#9C6221 #219C62 #62219C

tetradic

#9C6221 #219C24 #215B9C #9C2199

square

#9C6221 #219C24 #215B9C #9C2199

split-complementary

#9C6221 #21999C #24219C

monochromatic

#37230C #694216 #9C6221 #CF822C #DC9F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#9C6221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9C6221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C6221

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C6221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C6221	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c6221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.108 64.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8e61',
    500: '#9c6221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c6221;
$custom-light: #be8e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c6221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.707,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54856,
    "c": 0.10797,
    "h": 64.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C6221

secondary

#5889C1

accent

#8FE840

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C6221

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

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