#9D5D27#9D5D27
#9D5D27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.108 H 57.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5D27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 93, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 75.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.83, 21.60, 40.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.83, 46.14, 62.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.1% 0.0579 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.1% 0.108 57.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1867, 15.1452, 3.8846) |
| Luminance | 0.1514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.46
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.29
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.52
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.70
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.34
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5D27 #27679D
analogous
#9D272C #9D5D27 #9D9827
triadic
#9D5D27 #279D5D #5D279D
tetradic
#9D5D27 #2C9D27 #27679D #98279D
square
#9D5D27 #2C9D27 #27679D #98279D
split-complementary
#9D5D27 #279D98 #272C9D
monochromatic
#3B230F #6C401B #9D5D27 #CD7A35 #D99A66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#9D5D27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#9D5D27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5D27
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5D27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5D27 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC4F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5d27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 93, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.108 57.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8b64',
500: '#9d5d27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5d27; $custom-light: #bf8b64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5d27",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 93,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.458,
"s": 60.204,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54103,
"c": 0.10764,
"h": 57.4
},
"luminance": 0.15143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5D27
secondary
#6194BF
accent
#9BE344
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A