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#925c01

a dark, electric orange · warm · closest name: Saddle Brown

RGB
146, 92, 1
HSL
38°, 99%, 29%
CMYK
0, 37, 99, 43
Luminance
0.1377

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #925c01 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#925c01
Hue
38°
orange
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
29%
dark
Brightness
57%
HSV value
Perceived
42%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1377
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
6/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
5.59:1
Closest name
Saddle Brown
ΔE2000 11.2
Where it sits
Hue38° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness29%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool6% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#925c01
RGBrgb(146, 92, 1)
HSLhsl(38, 99%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 99%, 43%)
LABlab(43.9 16.1 51.8)
LCHlch(43.9 54.2 72.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.522 0.113 70.1)
Decimal9591809
Display P3color(display-p3 0.573 0.361 0.004)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #925c01;
background-color: #925c01;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#925c01] bg-[#925c01]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #925c01;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.573, green: 0.361, blue: 0.004)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#925c01")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF925C01)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(1, 92, 146)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #925c01 · 5.59:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.59:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.75:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #925c01 as text scores 5.59:1 on white and 3.75:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#925c01 on white: 5.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#925c01 on black: 3.75:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6E6000
deuteranopia · #7B6D05
tritanopia · #A04E4E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #925c01 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF9F1
#FCF3E3
#FBE5C0
#FED590
#FEC058
#FDAB20
#F39902
#CB8001
#925c01
#754B06
#492F04
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #FEF9F1Darkest = 950 · #492F04
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF9F1;
  --brand-100: #FCF3E3;
  --brand-200: #FBE5C0;
  --brand-300: #FED590;
  --brand-400: #FEC058;
  --brand-500: #FDAB20;
  --brand-600: #F39902;
  --brand-700: #CB8001;
  --brand-800: #925c01;
  --brand-900: #754B06;
  --brand-950: #492F04;
  --brand: #925c01;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #925c01

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF8F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDDCC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B7D4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#005B93
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7F5001
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFF5E6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241E14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #925c01

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#013792
Analogous left#921401
Analogous right#7F9201
Split-complement 1#017F92
Split-complement 2#140192
Triadic 1#01925C
Triadic 2#5C0192
Tetradic#019214

RGB percentages

Red57.3%
Green36.1%
Blue0.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta37.0%
Yellow99.3%
Key (black)42.7%

Color previews

#925c01 text on a black background

contrast 3.75:1

Card sample

#925c01 text on a white background

contrast 5.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #925c01;
Background color
Panel with #925c01 background
background-color: #925c01;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #925c01;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(146, 92, 1, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(146, 92, 1, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #925c01;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #925c01, #679201);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #925c01

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#925c01 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#925c01, answered

What color is #925c01?

#925c01 is a dark electric orange, closest to Saddle Brown (ΔE2000 11.2). It sits at 38° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 29% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #925c01?

rgb(146, 92, 1) — 146 red, 92 green and 1 blue out of 255, or 57.3% / 36.1% / 0.4% by channel.

Is #925c01 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1377 and perceived brightness is 42%, so white text on it reaches 5.59:1.

Should I use black or white text on #925c01?

White. It scores 5.59:1 against #925c01, versus 3.75:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #925c01?

#013792 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #017F92 and #140192, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #925c01?

For interface work: #FAF8F4 as the surface, #EDDCC0 for borders, #9B7D4B for secondary text, #005B93 as an accent and #7F5001 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #921401 and #7F9201 stays calm, while #013792 is the loudest partner.

What is #925c01 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 37%, 99%, 43%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #925c01 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 6 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #924A01; nudged cooler, #939200.

Work with #925c01 in the Color Lab