#9C7520#9C7520
#9C7520 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.109 H 82.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7520 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 117, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 79.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.72, 7.14, 49.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.72, 50.04, 81.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.64% 0.0147 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.64% 0.109 82.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3337, 19.8963, 4.1357) |
| Luminance | 0.1989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.88
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.26
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.52
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.93
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.09
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7520 #20479C
analogous
#9C3720 #9C7520 #859C20
triadic
#9C7520 #209C75 #75209C
tetradic
#9C7520 #209C37 #20479C #9C2085
square
#9C7520 #209C37 #20479C #9C2085
split-complementary
#9C7520 #20859C #37209C
monochromatic
#36290B #694F16 #9C7520 #CF9B2A #DDB459
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#9C7520 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#9C7520 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7520
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7520 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7520 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857510
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7520; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 117, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.109 82.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be9c63',
500: '#9c7520',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7520; $custom-light: #be9c63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7520",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 117,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.129,
"s": 65.957,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58642,
"c": 0.1089,
"h": 82.3
},
"luminance": 0.19895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7520
secondary
#5778C1
accent
#74E93F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A