#9C6927#9C6927
#9C6927 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.103 H 69.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C6927 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 105, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 75%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.66, 14.31, 43.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.66, 45.90, 71.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.27% 0.0364 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.27% 0.103 69.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1295, 17.3193, 4.2545) |
| Luminance | 0.1732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 3.99
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.97
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.71
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.72
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.73
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C6927 #275A9C
analogous
#9C2E27 #9C6927 #949C27
triadic
#9C6927 #279C69 #69279C
tetradic
#9C6927 #279C2E #275A9C #9C2794
square
#9C6927 #279C2E #275A9C #9C2794
split-complementary
#9C6927 #27949C #2E279C
monochromatic
#3A270F #6B481B #9C6927 #CC8A34 #D8A665
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#9C6927 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.46
#9C6927 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C6927
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C6927 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C6927 | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.46 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6C1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA5D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c6927; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 105, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.103 69.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be9365',
500: '#9c6927',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c6927; $custom-light: #be9365; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c6927",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 105,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.846,
"s": 60,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56267,
"c": 0.10347,
"h": 69.4
},
"luminance": 0.17318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C6927
secondary
#6189BE
accent
#8AE345
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F1EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130D06
muted
#827E7A