#9C6618#9C6618

#9C6618 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.111 H 70.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C6618
RGB	rgb(156, 102, 24)
HSL	hsl(35, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(35, 85%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 84.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 15.43, 48.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 51.34, 72.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.0378 0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.111 70.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6280, 16.6384, 3.0945)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C6618 #184E9C

analogous

#9C2418 #9C6618 #909C18

triadic

#9C6618 #189C66 #66189C

tetradic

#9C6618 #189C24 #184E9C #9C1890

square

#9C6618 #189C24 #184E9C #9C1890

split-complementary

#9C6618 #18909C #24189C

monochromatic

#322108 #674310 #9C6618 #D18920 #E3A54B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#9C6618 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#9C6618 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C6618

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C6618	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C6618	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85771A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB5957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c6618;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 102, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.111 70.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf915d',
    500: '#9c6618',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c6618;
$custom-light: #bf915d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c6618",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.455,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55567,
    "c": 0.11132,
    "h": 70.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C6618

secondary

#4B7DC5

accent

#83F038

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C6618

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

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