#9D5C23#9D5C23
#9D5C23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.110 H 57.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 92, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.4%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.56, 21.98, 42.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.56, 47.76, 62.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.88% 0.0585 0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.88% 0.11 57.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0367, 14.9456, 3.5247) |
| Luminance | 0.1494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.77
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.06
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.31
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.83
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.33
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5C23 #23649D
analogous
#9D2327 #9D5C23 #9D9923
triadic
#9D5C23 #239D5C #5C239D
tetradic
#9D5C23 #279D23 #23649D #99239D
square
#9D5C23 #279D23 #23649D #99239D
split-complementary
#9D5C23 #239D99 #23279D
monochromatic
#39210D #6B3F18 #9D5C23 #CF792E #DB995F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#9D5C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#9D5C23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5C23
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5C23 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70631B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7223
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC4E50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 92, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.110 57.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8a62',
500: '#9d5c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5c23; $custom-light: #bf8a62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 92,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.033,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53881,
"c": 0.11008,
"h": 57.9
},
"luminance": 0.14944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5C23
secondary
#5C91C0
accent
#99E741
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79