#9D6440#9D6440
#9D6440 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.090 H 52.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D6440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 100, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 42%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 59%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.3%, 59.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.82, 19.24, 29.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.82, 35.43, 57.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.74% 0.0549 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.74% 0.09 52.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3885, 16.6543, 7.0430) |
| Luminance | 0.1665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 1.34
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.73
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.49
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 5.72
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.36
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D6440 #40799D
analogous
#9D404A #9D6440 #9D9240
triadic
#9D6440 #409D64 #64409D
tetradic
#9D6440 #4A9D40 #40799D #92409D
square
#9D6440 #4A9D40 #40799D #92409D
split-complementary
#9D6440 #409D92 #404A9D
monochromatic
#462D1D #72482E #9D6440 #BD825D #CFA489
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.85
#9D6440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#9D6440 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D6440
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D6440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D6440 | 1.00 | 4.85 | 4.33 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827640
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA595B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d6440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 100, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.090 52.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9075',
500: '#9d6440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d6440; $custom-light: #bd9075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d6440",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 100,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.226,
"s": 42.081,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55735,
"c": 0.08956,
"h": 52.2
},
"luminance": 0.16653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D6440
secondary
#7FA3B9
accent
#A2D256
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8F0ED
border
#D1CBC8
text
#130C08
muted
#827D7B