#9D5524#9D5524
#9D5524 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.114 H 51.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5524 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 85, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 77.1%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.94, 25.95, 40.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.94, 47.93, 57.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.63% 0.0705 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.63% 0.114 51.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4731, 13.7945, 3.4112) |
| Luminance | 0.1379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 2.80
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.82
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.17
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.45
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.88
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5524 #246C9D
analogous
#9D242F #9D5524 #9D9224
triadic
#9D5524 #249D55 #55249D
tetradic
#9D5524 #2F9D24 #246C9D #92249D
square
#9D5524 #2F9D24 #246C9D #92249D
split-complementary
#9D5524 #249D92 #242F9D
monochromatic
#391F0D #6B3A19 #9D5524 #CF702F #DB9261
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.59
#9D5524 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#9D5524 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5524
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5524 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5524 | 1.00 | 5.59 | 3.76 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC464B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5524; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 85, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.114 51.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08662',
500: '#9d5524',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5524; $custom-light: #c08662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5524",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 85,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.298,
"s": 62.694,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52634,
"c": 0.11353,
"h": 51.6
},
"luminance": 0.13792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5524
secondary
#5D98C0
accent
#A3E642
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8EFEA
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79