#9C896F
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(64% 0.044 75.5), rgb(156, 137, 111).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.22:1).
About this color
#9C896F is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.044 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.22:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.044) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.22:1 |
| White text | 3.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9C896F |
| RGB | rgb(156, 137, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 19%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.044 75.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9C896F | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9C896F | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc 42.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9C896F text on white | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9C896F text on black | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc -40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#ECE9E5
oklch(93.5% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#DED8D1
oklch(88.5% 0.012 71.9)
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Step 300
300
#C9BFB2
oklch(80.9% 0.021 74.6)
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Step 400
400
#AD9E89
oklch(70.6% 0.034 76.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9C896F
oklch(64% 0.044 75.5)
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Step 600
600
#847054
oklch(55.7% 0.048 75.8)
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Step 700
700
#6F5D44
oklch(48.9% 0.044 75.5)
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Step 800
800
#5B4C38
oklch(42.6% 0.037 74.5)
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Step 900
900
#4B4031
oklch(37.8% 0.029 75.3)
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Step 950
950
#2C251D
oklch(27% 0.018 70.7)
#9C896F with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #91896D | 0.018 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958E70 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A48482 | 0.037 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.044 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9C896F
#9C896F
oklch(64% 0.044 75.5)
- #7B8EA7
#7B8EA7
oklch(64.1% 0.044 255.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9C896F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.029
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.029
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.039
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.041
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.042
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.042
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.045
Use #9C896F in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.