#9C835E#9C835E
#9C835E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.060 H 77.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C835E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 131, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 25%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 40%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 39.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.20, 4.16, 23.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.20, 23.93, 79.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.4% 0.0135 0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.06 77.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8476, 24.1097, 13.9850) |
| Luminance | 0.2411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.67
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.96
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.07
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.08
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C835E #5E779C
analogous
#9C645E #9C835E #969C5E
triadic
#9C835E #5E9C83 #835E9C
tetradic
#9C835E #5E9C64 #5E779C #9C5E96
square
#9C835E #5E9C64 #5E779C #9C5E96
split-complementary
#9C835E #5E969C #645E9C
monochromatic
#504330 #766347 #9C835E #B4A083 #CBBEA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#9C835E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#9C835E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C835E
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C835E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C835E | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D835B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93895F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A67C79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c835e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 131, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.060 77.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa78c',
500: '#9c835e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c835e; $custom-light: #baa78c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c835e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 131,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.806,
"s": 24.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62397,
"c": 0.06007,
"h": 77.1
},
"luminance": 0.24109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C835E
secondary
#9CA8BA
accent
#8BC167
background
#FBFAF8
surface
#F6F4F0
border
#D0CECB
text
#120F0C
muted
#817F7D