#9F4523#9F4523

#9F4523 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.129 H 40.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F4523
RGB	rgb(159, 69, 35)
HSL	hsl(16, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(16, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 35.32, 37.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 51.67, 46.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.0986 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.129 40.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7313, 11.7507, 2.9769)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F4523 #237D9F

analogous

#9F233F #9F4523 #9F8323

triadic

#9F4523 #239F45 #45239F

tetradic

#9F4523 #3F9F23 #237D9F #83239F

square

#9F4523 #3F9F23 #237D9F #83239F

split-complementary

#9F4523 #239F83 #233F9F

monochromatic

#3B190D #6D2F18 #9F4523 #D15B2E #DC8260

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#9F4523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#9F4523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F4523

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F4523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F4523	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E541F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF313E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f4523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 69, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.129 40.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27b60',
    500: '#9f4523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f4523;
$custom-light: #c27b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f4523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.452,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5031,
    "c": 0.12889,
    "h": 40.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F4523

secondary

#5DA6C1

accent

#B9E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F4523

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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