#9B5E1E#9B5E1E
#9B5E1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.110 H 62.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B5E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 94, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 80.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.73, 19.75, 44.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.73, 48.87, 66.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.94% 0.0513 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.94% 0.11 62.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7561, 15.0695, 3.2017) |
| Luminance | 0.1507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.55
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.33
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.06
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.28
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.48
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B5E1E #1E5B9B
analogous
#9B201E #9B5E1E #9A9B1E
triadic
#9B5E1E #1E9B5E #5E1E9B
tetradic
#9B5E1E #1E9B20 #1E5B9B #9B1E9A
square
#9B5E1E #1E9B20 #1E5B9B #9B1E9A
split-complementary
#9B5E1E #1E9A9B #201E9B
monochromatic
#34200A #683F14 #9B5E1E #CE7D28 #DE9B55
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#9B5E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#9B5E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B5E1E
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B5E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B5E1E | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716414
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F721F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA5051
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b5e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 94, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.110 62.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8c5f',
500: '#9b5e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b5e1e; $custom-light: #be8c5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b5e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 94,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.72,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53943,
"c": 0.10978,
"h": 62.2
},
"luminance": 0.15068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B5E1E
secondary
#5389C2
accent
#92EA3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79