#9F4E23#9F4E23

#9F4E23 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.121 H 46.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F4E23
RGB	rgb(159, 78, 35)
HSL	hsl(21, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(21, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 30.59, 39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 50.04, 52.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.0842 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.121 46)
XYZ	xyz(17.3275, 12.9432, 3.1756)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F4E23 #23749F

analogous

#9F2336 #9F4E23 #9F8C23

triadic

#9F4E23 #239F4E #4E239F

tetradic

#9F4E23 #369F23 #23749F #8C239F

square

#9F4E23 #369F23 #23749F #8C239F

split-complementary

#9F4E23 #239F8C #23369F

monochromatic

#3B1D0D #6D3518 #9F4E23 #D1672E #DC8B60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#9F4E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9F4E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F4E23

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F4E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F4E23	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF3D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f4e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 78, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.121 46.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c28161',
    500: '#9f4e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f4e23;
$custom-light: #c28161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f4e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.806,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51728,
    "c": 0.12115,
    "h": 46
  },
  "luminance": 0.12941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F4E23

secondary

#5D9EC1

accent

#ADE741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEEA

border

#D2C9C6

text

#140A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F4E23

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

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