#9C772E#9C772E
#9C772E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.101 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C772E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 119, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, 6.69, 44.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 44.70, 81.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.17% 0.0151 0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.17% 0.101 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8015, 20.4603, 5.4379) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.07
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.39
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.56
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.68
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.84
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C772E #2E539C
analogous
#9C402E #9C772E #8A9C2E
triadic
#9C772E #2E9C77 #772E9C
tetradic
#9C772E #2E9C40 #2E539C #9C2E8A
square
#9C772E #2E9C40 #2E539C #9C2E8A
split-complementary
#9C772E #2E8A9C #402E9C
monochromatic
#3D2F12 #6D5320 #9C772E #C79A40 #D5B370
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#9C772E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#9C772E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C772E
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C772E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C772E | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867725
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8131
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A96C68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c772e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 119, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.101 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9e6b',
500: '#9c772e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c772e; $custom-light: #bd9e6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c772e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 119,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.818,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59173,
"c": 0.10063,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.20459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C772E
secondary
#6A85BC
accent
#7CDE4A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E07
muted
#827E7A