#9C8A71#9C8A71
#9C8A71 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.042 H 75.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C8A71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 138, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 18%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 28%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 27.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.45, 2.75, 15.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.45, 16.13, 80.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.29% 0.0102 0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.29% 0.042 75.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7797, 26.4379, 19.3646) |
| Luminance | 0.2644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 5.54
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.16
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 7.38
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 7.39
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C8A71 #71839C
analogous
#9C7571 #9C8A71 #989C71
triadic
#9C8A71 #719C8A #8A719C
tetradic
#9C8A71 #719C75 #71839C #9C7198
square
#9C8A71 #719C75 #71839C #9C7198
split-complementary
#9C8A71 #71989C #75719C
monochromatic
#564B3C #7A6B55 #9C8A71 #B5A895 #CEC5B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#9C8A71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#9C8A71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C8A71
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C8A71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C8A71 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918A6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968E72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A38583
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c8a71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 138, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.042 75.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9ac9a',
500: '#9c8a71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c8a71; $custom-light: #b9ac9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c8a71",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 138,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.884,
"s": 17.842,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64288,
"c": 0.04178,
"h": 75.9
},
"luminance": 0.26437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C8A71
secondary
#ABB3BE
accent
#8EBB6D
background
#FBFAF9
surface
#F6F4F2
border
#D0CECC
text
#11100E
muted
#807F7E