#9B6E1E#9B6E1E
#9B6E1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.108 H 76.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B6E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 110, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 80.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.76, 10.60, 48.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.76, 49.59, 77.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% 0.0245 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.108 76.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3292, 18.2158, 3.7260) |
| Luminance | 0.1821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.77
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.46
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.71
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 5.96
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.07
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B6E1E #1E4B9B
analogous
#9B301E #9B6E1E #8A9B1E
triadic
#9B6E1E #1E9B6E #6E1E9B
tetradic
#9B6E1E #1E9B30 #1E4B9B #9B1E8A
square
#9B6E1E #1E9B30 #1E4B9B #9B1E8A
split-complementary
#9B6E1E #1E8A9B #301E9B
monochromatic
#34250A #684A14 #9B6E1E #CE9228 #DEAD55
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.52
#9B6E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#9B6E1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B6E1E
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B6E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B6E1E | 1.00 | 4.52 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F700F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9625F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b6e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 110, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.108 76.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9761',
500: '#9b6e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b6e1e; $custom-light: #bd9761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b6e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 110,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.4,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57075,
"c": 0.10796,
"h": 76.9
},
"luminance": 0.18214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B6E1E
secondary
#537BC2
accent
#7CEA3D
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130D05
muted
#827E79