#9B4E21#9B4E21
#9B4E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.118 H 47.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4E21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 78, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 78.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 28.83, 39.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 49.11, 54.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.11% 0.0789 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.11% 0.118 47.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5180, 12.5291, 2.9871) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.73
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 3.03
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.21
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.41
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.95
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4E21 #216E9B
analogous
#9B2131 #9B4E21 #9B8B21
triadic
#9B4E21 #219B4E #4E219B
tetradic
#9B4E21 #319B21 #216E9B #8B219B
square
#9B4E21 #319B21 #216E9B #8B219B
split-complementary
#9B4E21 #219B8B #21319B
monochromatic
#361B0C #693516 #9B4E21 #CD672C #DC8A5A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#9B4E21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#9B4E21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4E21
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4E21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4E21 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64591B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA3E45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4e21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.118 47.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf815f',
500: '#9b4e21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4e21; $custom-light: #bf815f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4e21",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 78,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.131,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51114,
"c": 0.11757,
"h": 47.9
},
"luminance": 0.12527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4E21
secondary
#589AC0
accent
#AAE840
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F8EEE9
border
#D1C9C5
text
#130A05
muted
#827C79