#9C7525#9C7525
#9C7525 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.106 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7525 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 117, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 76.3%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, 7.36, 47.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 48.13, 81.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.68% 0.0159 0.1048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.68% 0.106 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4069, 19.9256, 4.5211) |
| Luminance | 0.1992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.31
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.86
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.05
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.41
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.48
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7525 #254C9C
analogous
#9C3925 #9C7525 #879C25
triadic
#9C7525 #259C75 #75259C
tetradic
#9C7525 #259C39 #254C9C #9C2587
square
#9C7525 #259C39 #254C9C #9C2587
split-complementary
#9C7525 #25879C #39259C
monochromatic
#392B0E #6B5019 #9C7525 #CD9A31 #DAB262
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#9C7525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#9C7525 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7525
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7525 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7525 | 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)
#857619
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7525; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 117, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.106 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9c65',
500: '#9c7525',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7525; $custom-light: #bd9c65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7525",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 117,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.336,
"s": 61.658,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58679,
"c": 0.10601,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.19924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7525
secondary
#5E7EBF
accent
#78E543
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A