#9C7524#9C7524
#9C7524 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.107 H 81.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7524 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 117, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 76.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, 7.31, 47.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 48.52, 81.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.67% 0.0156 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.67% 0.107 81.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3914, 19.9194, 4.4396) |
| Luminance | 0.1992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.22
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.73
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.94
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.30
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.40
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7524 #244B9C
analogous
#9C3924 #9C7524 #879C24
triadic
#9C7524 #249C75 #75249C
tetradic
#9C7524 #249C39 #244B9C #9C2487
square
#9C7524 #249C39 #244B9C #9C2487
split-complementary
#9C7524 #24879C #39249C
monochromatic
#392A0D #6A5019 #9C7524 #CE9A2F #DAB360
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#9C7524 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#9C7524 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7524
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7524 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7524 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 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)
#857617
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7524; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 117, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.107 81.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9c65',
500: '#9c7524',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7524; $custom-light: #bd9c65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7524",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 117,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.5,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58671,
"c": 0.10661,
"h": 81.6
},
"luminance": 0.19918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7524
secondary
#5C7DBF
accent
#77E642
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A