#9D551E#9D551E
#9D551E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.116 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D551E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 85, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 80.9%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.89, 25.71, 43.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.89, 50.15, 59.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.58% 0.0688 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.58% 0.116 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3891, 13.7608, 2.9684) |
| Luminance | 0.1376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 2.88
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.76
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.77
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.08
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.02
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D551E #1E669D
analogous
#9D1E27 #9D551E #9D951E
triadic
#9D551E #1E9D55 #551E9D
tetradic
#9D551E #279D1E #1E669D #951E9D
square
#9D551E #279D1E #1E669D #951E9D
split-complementary
#9D551E #1E9D95 #1E279D
monochromatic
#361D0A #6A3914 #9D551E #D07128 #DF9257
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.60
#9D551E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#9D551E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D551E
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D551E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D551E | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.75 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC454A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d551e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 85, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.116 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0855e',
500: '#9d551e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d551e; $custom-light: #c0855e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d551e",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 85,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.984,
"s": 67.914,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52581,
"c": 0.11601,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.13759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D551E
secondary
#5493C2
accent
#A0EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8EFE9
border
#D1CAC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79