#9D5837#9D5837

#9D5837 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.102 H 45.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D5837
RGB	rgb(157, 88, 55)
HSL	hsl(19, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(19, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 65%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 25.36, 31.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 40.21, 50.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.0719 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.102 45.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0854, 14.4253, 5.4456)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D5837 #377C9D

analogous

#9D3749 #9D5837 #9D8B37

triadic

#9D5837 #379D58 #58379D

tetradic

#9D5837 #499D37 #377C9D #8B379D

square

#9D5837 #499D37 #377C9D #8B379D

split-complementary

#9D5837 #379D8B #37499D

monochromatic

#422517 #703F27 #9D5837 #C27450 #D1987D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9D5837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9D5837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D5837

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D5837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D5837	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6134

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d5837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 88, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.102 45.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be886f',
    500: '#9d5837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d5837;
$custom-light: #be886f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d5837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.412,
    "s": 48.113,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53393,
    "c": 0.10246,
    "h": 45.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D5837

secondary

#75A4BB

accent

#ACD850

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EC

border

#D1CBC7

text

#130B07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D5837

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

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