#9F5C23#9F5C23

#9F5C23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.112 H 57.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F5C23
RGB	rgb(159, 92, 35)
HSL	hsl(28, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(28, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 22.86, 42.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 48.49, 61.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.0609 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.112 57)
XYZ	xyz(18.4302, 15.1485, 3.5432)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F5C23 #23669F

analogous

#9F2328 #9F5C23 #9F9A23

triadic

#9F5C23 #239F5C #5C239F

tetradic

#9F5C23 #289F23 #23669F #9A239F

square

#9F5C23 #289F23 #23669F #9A239F

split-complementary

#9F5C23 #239F9A #23289F

monochromatic

#3B220D #6D3F18 #9F5C23 #D1792E #DC9960

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#9F5C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9F5C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F5C23

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F5C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F5C23	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70631B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807323

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4D50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f5c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 92, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.112 57.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18a62',
    500: '#9f5c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f5c23;
$custom-light: #c18a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f5c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.581,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54153,
    "c": 0.11196,
    "h": 57
  },
  "luminance": 0.15147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F5C23

secondary

#5D93C1

accent

#9BE741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F5C23

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

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