#9C8256#9C8256

#9C8256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.068 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C8256
RGB	rgb(156, 130, 86)
HSL	hsl(38, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(38, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 44.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.79, 3.80, 27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.79, 27.76, 82.12°)
OKLab	oklab(62.04% 0.0117 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(62.04% 0.068 80.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3734, 23.7062, 12.1469)
Luminance	0.2371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C8256 #56709C

analogous

#9C5F56 #9C8256 #939C56

triadic

#9C8256 #569C82 #82569C

tetradic

#9C8256 #569C5F #56709C #9C5693

square

#9C8256 #569C5F #56709C #9C5693

split-complementary

#9C8256 #56939C #5F569C

monochromatic

#4D402B #756140 #9C8256 #B69F7A #CBBCA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#9C8256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#9C8256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C8256

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C8256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C8256	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8253

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#938857

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A67A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c8256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 130, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.068 80.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bba686',
    500: '#9c8256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c8256;
$custom-light: #bba686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c8256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.714,
    "s": 28.926,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62035,
    "c": 0.06833,
    "h": 80.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C8256

secondary

#95A2B9

accent

#87C563

background

#FBFAF8

surface

#F6F4EF

border

#D0CECA

text

#120F0B

muted

#817F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C8256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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