#9F5E23#9F5E23

#9F5E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.111 H 58.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F5E23
RGB	rgb(159, 94, 35)
HSL	hsl(29, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(29, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 21.74, 43.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 48.39, 63.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.0576 0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.111 58.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6057, 15.4996, 3.6017)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F5E23 #23649F

analogous

#9F2326 #9F5E23 #9F9C23

triadic

#9F5E23 #239F5E #5E239F

tetradic

#9F5E23 #269F23 #23649F #9C239F

square

#9F5E23 #269F23 #23649F #9C239F

split-complementary

#9F5E23 #239F9C #23269F

monochromatic

#3B230D #6D4018 #9F5E23 #D17C2E #DC9B60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#9F5E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#9F5E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F5E23

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F5E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F5E23	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72651B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f5e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 94, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.111 58.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18c62',
    500: '#9f5e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f5e23;
$custom-light: #c18c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f5e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.548,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54519,
    "c": 0.11103,
    "h": 58.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F5E23

secondary

#5D91C1

accent

#98E741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F5E23

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

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