#9C855F#9C855F
#9C855F is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.060 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C855F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 133, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 24%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 39%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 39.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.75, 3.16, 23.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.75, 23.95, 82.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.84% 0.0106 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.84% 0.06 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1640, 24.6702, 14.3133) |
| Luminance | 0.2467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.48
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 5.51
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.18
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C855F #5F769C
analogous
#9C675F #9C855F #959C5F
triadic
#9C855F #5F9C85 #855F9C
tetradic
#9C855F #5F9C67 #5F769C #9C5F95
square
#9C855F #5F9C67 #5F769C #9C5F95
split-complementary
#9C855F #5F959C #675F9C
monochromatic
#504431 #766548 #9C855F #B4A284 #CBBFAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#9C855F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#9C855F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C855F
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C855F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C855F | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F855C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948B60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A67E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c855f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 133, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.060 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa88c',
500: '#9c855f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c855f; $custom-light: #baa88c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c855f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 133,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.377,
"s": 24.303,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62839,
"c": 0.05993,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.24669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C855F
secondary
#9DA8BA
accent
#89C167
background
#FBFAF8
surface
#F6F4F0
border
#D0CECB
text
#120F0C
muted
#817F7D