#9D4E2E#9D4E2E
#9D4E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.115 H 41.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D4E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 78, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 70.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.48, 30.30, 33.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.48, 45.17, 47.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.55% 0.0854 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.55% 0.115 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1237, 12.8162, 4.1563) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.94
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.37
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.96
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.38
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.62
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D4E2E #2E7D9D
analogous
#9D2E46 #9D4E2E #9D852E
triadic
#9D4E2E #2E9D4E #4E2E9D
tetradic
#9D4E2E #469D2E #2E7D9D #852E9D
square
#9D4E2E #469D2E #2E7D9D #852E9D
split-complementary
#9D4E2E #2E9D85 #2E469D
monochromatic
#3E1F12 #6E3620 #9D4E2E #C76841 #D58D70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#9D4E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#9D4E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D4E2E
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D4E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D4E2E | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.56 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635A2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC3E47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d4e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 78, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.115 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08168',
500: '#9d4e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d4e2e; $custom-light: #c08168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d4e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 78,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.297,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51555,
"c": 0.1147,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.12814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D4E2E
secondary
#6AA5BD
accent
#B3DE4A
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A