#9C7727#9C7727
#9C7727 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.105 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7727 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 119, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 75%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.30, 6.32, 47.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.30, 47.67, 82.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.11% 0.0131 0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.11% 0.105 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6746, 20.4095, 4.7696) |
| Luminance | 0.2041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.30
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.32
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.58
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.13
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.14
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7727 #274C9C
analogous
#9C3D27 #9C7727 #869C27
triadic
#9C7727 #279C77 #77279C
tetradic
#9C7727 #279C3D #274C9C #9C2786
square
#9C7727 #279C3D #274C9C #9C2786
split-complementary
#9C7727 #27869C #3D279C
monochromatic
#3A2C0F #6B521B #9C7727 #CC9C34 #D8B465
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#9C7727 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#9C7727 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7727
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7727 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7727 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87771B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F812A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6C67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7727; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 119, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.105 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9e67',
500: '#9c7727',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7727; $custom-light: #bd9e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7727",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 119,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.026,
"s": 60,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5911,
"c": 0.10541,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.20408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7727
secondary
#617EBE
accent
#77E345
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A