#9D4520#9D4520

#9D4520 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.128 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D4520
RGB	rgb(157, 69, 32)
HSL	hsl(18, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(18, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 79.6%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 34.40, 38.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 51.84, 48.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.0954 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.128 41.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2951, 11.5308, 2.7338)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D4520 #20789D

analogous

#9D203A #9D4520 #9D8420

triadic

#9D4520 #209D45 #45209D

tetradic

#9D4520 #3A9D20 #20789D #84209D

square

#9D4520 #3A9D20 #20789D #84209D

split-complementary

#9D4520 #209D84 #203A9D

monochromatic

#37180B #6A2F16 #9D4520 #D05B2A #DD815A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#9D4520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9D4520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D4520

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D4520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D4520	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E531B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD313D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d4520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 69, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.128 41.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17b5e',
    500: '#9d4520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d4520;
$custom-light: #c17b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d4520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.76,
    "s": 66.138,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49966,
    "c": 0.12757,
    "h": 41.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D4520

secondary

#57A2C1

accent

#B7E93F

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D4520

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

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