#9B4E20#9B4E20
#9B4E20 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.118 H 48.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 78, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 79.4%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 28.79, 40.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 49.48, 54.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.11% 0.0786 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.11% 0.118 48.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5042, 12.5236, 2.9144) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.93
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 2.97
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.10
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.32
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.86
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4E20 #206D9B
analogous
#9B2030 #9B4E20 #9B8C20
triadic
#9B4E20 #209B4E #4E209B
tetradic
#9B4E20 #309B20 #206D9B #8C209B
square
#9B4E20 #309B20 #206D9B #8C209B
split-complementary
#9B4E20 #209B8C #20309B
monochromatic
#361B0B #683416 #9B4E20 #CE682A #DD8A59
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#9B4E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#9B4E20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4E20
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4E20 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64591A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA3D44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.118 48.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf815f',
500: '#9b4e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4e20; $custom-light: #bf815f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 78,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.439,
"s": 65.775,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51105,
"c": 0.11794,
"h": 48.2
},
"luminance": 0.12522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4E20
secondary
#5699C1
accent
#A9E93F
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F8EEE9
border
#D1C9C5
text
#130A05
muted
#827C79