#9B531E#9B531E
#9B531E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.115 H 52.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B531E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 83, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.5%, 80.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.14, 25.96, 42.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.14, 49.58, 58.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.94% 0.0697 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.94% 0.115 52.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8467, 13.2508, 2.8985) |
| Luminance | 0.1325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.25
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.74
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.24
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.29
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.66
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B531E #1E669B
analogous
#9B1E28 #9B531E #9B921E
triadic
#9B531E #1E9B53 #531E9B
tetradic
#9B531E #289B1E #1E669B #921E9B
square
#9B531E #289B1E #1E669B #921E9B
split-complementary
#9B531E #1E9B92 #1E289B
monochromatic
#341C0A #683814 #9B531E #CE6E28 #DE8F55
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.75
#9B531E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#9B531E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B531E
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B531E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B531E | 1.00 | 5.75 | 3.65 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685C16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA4348
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b531e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 83, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.115 52.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf845e',
500: '#9b531e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b531e; $custom-light: #bf845e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b531e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 83,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.44,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51945,
"c": 0.11525,
"h": 52.8
},
"luminance": 0.13249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B531E
secondary
#5393C2
accent
#A1EA3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8EFE9
border
#D1CAC5
text
#130B04
muted
#827C79