#9B5E2D#9B5E2D
#9B5E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.102 H 56.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B5E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 94, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 55%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 71%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.86, 20.47, 37.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.86, 42.90, 61.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.09% 0.0557 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.09% 0.102 56.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9953, 15.1652, 4.4616) |
| Luminance | 0.1516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.15
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.93
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.74
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.56
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.06
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B5E2D #2D6A9B
analogous
#9B2D33 #9B5E2D #9B952D
triadic
#9B5E2D #2D9B5E #5E2D9B
tetradic
#9B5E2D #339B2D #2D6A9B #952D9B
square
#9B5E2D #339B2D #2D6A9B #952D9B
split-complementary
#9B5E2D #2D9B95 #2D339B
monochromatic
#3C2411 #6C411F #9B5E2D #C77B3E #D59C6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#9B5E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#9B5E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B5E2D
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B5E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B5E2D | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706428
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A95153
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b5e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 94, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.102 56.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd8c68',
500: '#9b5e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b5e2d; $custom-light: #bd8c68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b5e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 94,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.727,
"s": 55,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54085,
"c": 0.10203,
"h": 56.9
},
"luminance": 0.15163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B5E2D
secondary
#6896BC
accent
#9CDE49
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A