#9C7A22#9C7A22
#9C7A22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.110 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C7A22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 122, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 78.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.06, 4.39, 50.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.06, 50.21, 84.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.7% 0.007 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.11 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9599, 21.1039, 4.4826) |
| Luminance | 0.2110 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.72
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.25
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.14
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.16
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.32
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C7A22 #22449C
analogous
#9C3D22 #9C7A22 #819C22
triadic
#9C7A22 #229C7A #7A229C
tetradic
#9C7A22 #229C3D #22449C #9C2281
square
#9C7A22 #229C3D #22449C #9C2281
split-complementary
#9C7A22 #22819C #3D229C
monochromatic
#382B0C #6A5317 #9C7A22 #CEA12D #DCB85D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#9C7A22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#9C7A22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C7A22
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C7A22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C7A22 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7912
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c7a22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 122, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.110 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bda064',
500: '#9c7a22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c7a22; $custom-light: #bda064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c7a22",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 122,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.279,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59701,
"c": 0.10962,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.21102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C7A22
secondary
#5A76C0
accent
#6FE741
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A