#9F6F23#9F6F23
#9F6F23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.108 H 74.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F6F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 111, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 78%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.53, 12.06, 47.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.53, 48.84, 75.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.79% 0.0291 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.79% 0.108 74.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2874, 18.8629, 4.1622) |
| Luminance | 0.1886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.50
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.66
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.90
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.91
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.38
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F6F23 #23539F
analogous
#9F3123 #9F6F23 #919F23
triadic
#9F6F23 #239F6F #6F239F
tetradic
#9F6F23 #239F31 #23539F #9F2391
square
#9F6F23 #239F31 #23539F #9F2391
split-complementary
#9F6F23 #23919F #31239F
monochromatic
#3B290D #6D4C18 #9F6F23 #D1922E #DCAC60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#9F6F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#9F6F23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9F6F23
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F6F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F6F23 | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807117
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7D26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD6260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f6f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 111, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.108 74.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c09864',
500: '#9f6f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f6f23; $custom-light: #c09864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f6f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 111,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.774,
"s": 63.918,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57793,
"c": 0.10772,
"h": 74.3
},
"luminance": 0.18861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F6F23
secondary
#5D84C1
accent
#81E741
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130D06
muted
#827E7A