#9A5E27#9A5E27
#9A5E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.104 H 59.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A5E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 94, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 74.7%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.67, 19.71, 40.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.67, 45.01, 64.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.89% 0.0525 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.89% 0.104 59.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6968, 15.0237, 3.8869) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 0.88
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.51
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.23
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.43
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.49
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A5E27 #27639A
analogous
#9A2729 #9A5E27 #9A9727
triadic
#9A5E27 #279A5E #5E279A
tetradic
#9A5E27 #299A27 #27639A #97279A
square
#9A5E27 #299A27 #27639A #97279A
split-complementary
#9A5E27 #279A97 #27299A
monochromatic
#38220E #69401B #9A5E27 #CB7C33 #D89B64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#9A5E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#9A5E27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A5E27
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A5E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A5E27 | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.00 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A85152
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a5e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 94, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.104 59.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd8c64',
500: '#9a5e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a5e27; $custom-light: #bd8c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a5e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 94,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.696,
"s": 59.585,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53889,
"c": 0.10442,
"h": 59.8
},
"luminance": 0.15022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A5E27
secondary
#5F90BD
accent
#97E345
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A