#9D4E21#9D4E21

#9D4E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.120 H 47.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D4E21
RGB	rgb(157, 78, 33)
HSL	hsl(22, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(22, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 79%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 29.67, 40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 49.94, 53.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0812 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.12 47.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9052, 12.7287, 3.0052)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D4E21 #21709D

analogous

#9D2132 #9D4E21 #9D8C21

triadic

#9D4E21 #219D4E #4E219D

tetradic

#9D4E21 #329D21 #21709D #8C219D

square

#9D4E21 #329D21 #21709D #8C219D

split-complementary

#9D4E21 #219D8C #21329D

monochromatic

#381C0C #6A3516 #9D4E21 #D0672C #DD8B5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#9D4E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9D4E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D4E21

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D4E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D4E21	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64591B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d4e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 78, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.120 47.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0815f',
    500: '#9d4e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d4e21;
$custom-light: #c0815f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d4e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.774,
    "s": 65.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51411,
    "c": 0.11972,
    "h": 47.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D4E21

secondary

#599BC1

accent

#ABE840

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D4E21

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

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