#9F5C1C#9F5C1C
#9F5C1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.115 H 59.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F5C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 92, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 82.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.79, 22.59, 45.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.79, 51.06, 63.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.1% 0.0591 0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.1% 0.115 59.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3364, 15.1110, 3.0495) |
| Luminance | 0.1511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.73
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 2.88
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.63
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.68
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.79
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F5C1C #1C5F9F
analogous
#9F1C1E #9F5C1C #9F9E1C
triadic
#9F5C1C #1C9F5C #5C1C9F
tetradic
#9F5C1C #1E9F1C #1C5F9F #9E1C9F
square
#9F5C1C #1E9F1C #1C5F9F #9E1C9F
split-complementary
#9F5C1C #1C9F9E #1C1E9F
monochromatic
#37200A #6B3E13 #9F5C1C #D37A25 #E19954
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#9F5C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#9F5C1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F5C1C
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F5C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F5C1C | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706311
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE4D4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f5c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 92, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.115 59.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18a5e',
500: '#9f5c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f5c1c; $custom-light: #c18a5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f5c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 92,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.313,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54098,
"c": 0.11498,
"h": 59.1
},
"luminance": 0.15109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F5C1C
secondary
#538DC4
accent
#96ED3B
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9F0E9
border
#D2CBC5
text
#140C05
muted
#827D79