#9C6523#9C6523
#9C6523 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.106 H 66.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C6523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 101, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 77.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.62, 16.41, 44.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.62, 47.32, 69.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.45% 0.042 0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.45% 0.106 66.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6688, 16.4984, 3.7911) |
| Luminance | 0.1650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 3.73
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.36
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.37
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.84
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.89
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C6523 #235A9C
analogous
#9C2823 #9C6523 #979C23
triadic
#9C6523 #239C65 #65239C
tetradic
#9C6523 #239C28 #235A9C #9C2397
square
#9C6523 #239C28 #235A9C #9C2397
split-complementary
#9C6523 #23979C #28239C
monochromatic
#38240D #6A4518 #9C6523 #CE852E #DBA25E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.88
#9C6523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.30
#9C6523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C6523
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C6523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C6523 | 1.00 | 4.88 | 4.30 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77691A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847624
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA5858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c6523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 101, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.106 66.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be9162',
500: '#9c6523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c6523; $custom-light: #be9162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c6523",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 101,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.727,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5545,
"c": 0.10625,
"h": 66.7
},
"luminance": 0.16497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C6523
secondary
#5B89C0
accent
#8CE641
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D7A