#9D5B1E#9D5B1E
#9D5B1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.113 H 58.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5B1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 91, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 80.9%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.28, 22.34, 44.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.28, 49.69, 63.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.0588 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.113 58.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8816, 14.7459, 3.1326) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.30
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.55
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.32
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.52
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.41
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5B1E #1E609D
analogous
#9D1E21 #9D5B1E #9D9B1E
triadic
#9D5B1E #1E9D5B #5B1E9D
tetradic
#9D5B1E #219D1E #1E609D #9B1E9D
square
#9D5B1E #219D1E #1E609D #9B1E9D
split-complementary
#9D5B1E #1E9D9B #1E219D
monochromatic
#361F0A #6A3D14 #9D5B1E #D07928 #DF9857
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#9D5B1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#9D5B1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5B1E
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5B1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5B1E | 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)
#6F6215
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F711E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC4C4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5b1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 91, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.113 58.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08a5f',
500: '#9d5b1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5b1e; $custom-light: #c08a5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5b1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 91,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.819,
"s": 67.914,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53657,
"c": 0.11279,
"h": 58.6
},
"luminance": 0.14744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5B1E
secondary
#548EC2
accent
#97EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79