#9D7517#9D7517
#9D7517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.114 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D7517 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 117, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 74%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 85%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 85.4%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, 7.29, 52.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 53.26, 82.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% 0.0141 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.114 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4220, 19.9541, 3.5864) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.17
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.63
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.12
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.49
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.64
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D7517 #173F9D
analogous
#9D3217 #9D7517 #829D17
triadic
#9D7517 #179D75 #75179D
tetradic
#9D7517 #179D32 #173F9D #9D1782
square
#9D7517 #179D32 #173F9D #9D1782
split-complementary
#9D7517 #17829D #32179D
monochromatic
#322507 #684D0F #9D7517 #D29D1F #E4B64A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#9D7517 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#9D7517 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9D7517
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D7517 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D7517 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F801D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB6964
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d7517; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 117, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.114 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf9c5e',
500: '#9d7517',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d7517; $custom-light: #bf9c5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d7517",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 117,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.09,
"s": 74.444,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58704,
"c": 0.11362,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.19953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D7517
secondary
#4A6FC6
accent
#6EF137
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79