#9C6E4E#9C6E4E
#9C6E4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.074 H 55.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C6E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 33%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 50%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 50%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.42, 14.36, 25.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.42, 28.88, 60.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.79% 0.0421 0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.79% 0.074 55.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6624, 18.7713, 9.7412) |
| Luminance | 0.1877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 3.85
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 4.02
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.33
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.55
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.62
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C6E4E #4E7C9C
analogous
#9C4E55 #9C6E4E #9C954E
triadic
#9C6E4E #4E9C6E #6E4E9C
tetradic
#9C6E4E #559C4E #4E7C9C #954E9C
square
#9C6E4E #559C4E #4E7C9C #954E9C
split-complementary
#9C6E4E #4E9C95 #4E559C
monochromatic
#4A3425 #73513A #9C6E4E #B78D70 #CCAE99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#9C6E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#9C6E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C6E4E
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C6E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C6E4E | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B724C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867C4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A86566
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c6e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.074 55.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb9780',
500: '#9c6e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c6e4e; $custom-light: #bb9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c6e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.615,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57793,
"c": 0.07438,
"h": 55.5
},
"luminance": 0.1877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C6E4E
secondary
#8DA7B8
accent
#9EC95E
background
#FBF9F7
surface
#F7F2EE
border
#D0CCC9
text
#120D0A
muted
#817E7C