#9D5B1D#9D5B1D
#9D5B1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.113 H 58.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 91, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 69%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 81.5%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.28, 22.31, 44.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.28, 50.05, 63.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.65% 0.0586 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.65% 0.113 58.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8691, 14.7409, 3.0664) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.41
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.42
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.28
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.64
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.34
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5B1D #1D5F9D
analogous
#9D1D1F #9D5B1D #9D9B1D
triadic
#9D5B1D #1D9D5B #5B1D9D
tetradic
#9D5B1D #1F9D1D #1D5F9D #9B1D9D
square
#9D5B1D #1F9D1D #1D5F9D #9B1D9D
split-complementary
#9D5B1D #1D9D9B #1D1F9D
monochromatic
#361F0A #693D13 #9D5B1D #D17927 #E09855
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#9D5B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#9D5B1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5B1D
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5B1D | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6213
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F711D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC4C4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 91, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.113 58.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08a5e',
500: '#9d5b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5b1d; $custom-light: #c08a5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 91,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.063,
"s": 68.817,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53649,
"c": 0.1132,
"h": 58.8
},
"luminance": 0.14739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5B1D
secondary
#538DC3
accent
#97EC3C
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79