#9B5E22#9B5E22
#9B5E22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.108 H 61.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B5E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 94, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.76, 19.92, 42.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.76, 47.35, 65.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.97% 0.0523 0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.97% 0.108 61) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8105, 15.0913, 3.4880) |
| Luminance | 0.1509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.83
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.71
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.29
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.71
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.73
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B5E22 #225F9B
analogous
#9B2223 #9B5E22 #9B9B22
triadic
#9B5E22 #229B5E #5E229B
tetradic
#9B5E22 #239B22 #225F9B #9B229B
square
#9B5E22 #239B22 #225F9B #9B229B
split-complementary
#9B5E22 #229B9B #22239B
monochromatic
#37210C #694017 #9B5E22 #CD7C2D #DB9B5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#9B5E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#9B5E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B5E22
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B5E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B5E22 | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.02 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71641A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7223
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA5052
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b5e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 94, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.108 61.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8c61',
500: '#9b5e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b5e22; $custom-light: #be8c61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b5e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 94,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.752,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53975,
"c": 0.10789,
"h": 61
},
"luminance": 0.15089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B5E22
secondary
#598DC0
accent
#95E741
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79