#9D5D23#9D5D23
#9D5D23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.110 H 58.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5D23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 93, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.80, 21.42, 42.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.80, 47.71, 63.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.07% 0.0568 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.07% 0.11 58.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1239, 15.1200, 3.5538) |
| Luminance | 0.1512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.71
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.81
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.70
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.05
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.42
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5D23 #23639D
analogous
#9D2326 #9D5D23 #9D9A23
triadic
#9D5D23 #239D5D #5D239D
tetradic
#9D5D23 #269D23 #23639D #9A239D
square
#9D5D23 #269D23 #23639D #9A239D
split-complementary
#9D5D23 #239D9A #23269D
monochromatic
#39220D #6B3F18 #9D5D23 #CF7B2E #DB9A5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#9D5D23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#9D5D23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5D23
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5D23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5D23 | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70641B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807223
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC4F51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5d23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 93, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.110 58.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8b62',
500: '#9d5d23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5d23; $custom-light: #bf8b62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5d23",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 93,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.525,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54065,
"c": 0.10962,
"h": 58.8
},
"luminance": 0.15118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5D23
secondary
#5C90C0
accent
#98E741
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79