#9C7424#9C7424
#9C7424 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.106 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7424 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 116, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 76.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.48, 7.88, 47.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.48, 48.36, 80.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.46% 0.0173 0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.46% 0.106 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2755, 19.6876, 4.4009) |
| Luminance | 0.1969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.40
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.16
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.34
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.60
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.66
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7424 #244C9C
analogous
#9C3824 #9C7424 #889C24
triadic
#9C7424 #249C74 #74249C
tetradic
#9C7424 #249C38 #244C9C #9C2488
square
#9C7424 #249C38 #244C9C #9C2488
split-complementary
#9C7424 #24889C #38249C
monochromatic
#392A0D #6A4F19 #9C7424 #CE992F #DAB260
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#9C7424 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#9C7424 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7424
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7424 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7424 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847518
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6864
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7424; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 116, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.106 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be9b65',
500: '#9c7424',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7424; $custom-light: #be9b65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7424",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 116,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58464,
"c": 0.10633,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.19686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7424
secondary
#5C7DBF
accent
#79E642
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A