#9D5227#9D5227

#9D5227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.114 H 48.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D5227
RGB	rgb(157, 82, 39)
HSL	hsl(22, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(22, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 75.2%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 27.75, 38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 47.15, 53.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.0764 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.114 48.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2897, 13.3512, 3.5856)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D5227 #27729D

analogous

#9D2737 #9D5227 #9D8D27

triadic

#9D5227 #279D52 #52279D

tetradic

#9D5227 #379D27 #27729D #8D279D

square

#9D5227 #379D27 #27729D #8D279D

split-complementary

#9D5227 #279D8D #27379D

monochromatic

#3B1F0F #6C381B #9D5227 #CD6C35 #D99066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9D5227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9D5227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D5227

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D5227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D5227	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC4249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d5227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 82, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.114 48.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08463',
    500: '#9d5227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d5227;
$custom-light: #c08463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d5227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.864,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52145,
    "c": 0.11434,
    "h": 48.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D5227

secondary

#619DBF

accent

#A9E344

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D5227

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

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