#9C701F#9C701F
#9C701F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.108 H 77.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C701F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 112, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 80%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 80.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.40, 9.95, 48.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.40, 49.70, 78.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.61% 0.0227 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.61% 0.108 77.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7532, 18.7568, 3.8761) |
| Luminance | 0.1875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.05
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.50
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.52
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 6.07
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.09
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C701F #1F4B9C
analogous
#9C321F #9C701F #8A9C1F
triadic
#9C701F #1F9C70 #701F9C
tetradic
#9C701F #1F9C32 #1F4B9C #9C1F8A
square
#9C701F #1F9C32 #1F4B9C #9C1F8A
split-complementary
#9C701F #1F8A9C #321F9C
monochromatic
#36270B #694B15 #9C701F #CF9529 #DEAF58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#9C701F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#9C701F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C701F
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C701F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C701F | 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)
#817210
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7C22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6460
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c701f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 112, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.108 77.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be9861',
500: '#9c701f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c701f; $custom-light: #be9861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c701f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 112,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.88,
"s": 66.845,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57608,
"c": 0.10827,
"h": 77.9
},
"luminance": 0.18755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C701F
secondary
#557BC1
accent
#7AEA3E
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130D05
muted
#827E7A