#9B781E#9B781E
#9B781E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.111 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B781E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 120, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 80.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.39, 4.90, 50.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.39, 51.09, 84.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.14% 0.008 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.14% 0.111 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4697, 20.4967, 4.1062) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.69
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.05
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.92
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.99
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.03
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B781E #1E419B
analogous
#9B3A1E #9B781E #809B1E
triadic
#9B781E #1E9B78 #781E9B
tetradic
#9B781E #1E9B3A #1E419B #9B1E80
square
#9B781E #1E9B3A #1E419B #9B1E80
split-complementary
#9B781E #1E809B #3A1E9B
monochromatic
#34290A #685014 #9B781E #CEA028 #DEB855
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#9B781E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#9B781E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B781E
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B781E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B781E | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88780B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908123
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A96C67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b781e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 120, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.111 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd9e62',
500: '#9b781e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b781e; $custom-light: #bd9e62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b781e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 120,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.2,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59143,
"c": 0.11064,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.20495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B781E
secondary
#5372C2
accent
#6EEA3D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A