#9D5D3E#9D5D3E
#9D5D3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.095 H 46.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 93, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 43%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 60.5%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.10, 23.06, 28.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.10, 36.87, 51.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.4% 0.0661 0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.4% 0.095 46) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6898, 15.3464, 6.5344) |
| Luminance | 0.1535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.85
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.92
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 6.39
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.46
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 6.53
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5D3E #3E7E9D
analogous
#9D3E4E #9D5D3E #9D8C3E
triadic
#9D5D3E #3E9D5D #5D3E9D
tetradic
#9D5D3E #4E9D3E #3E7E9D #8C3E9D
square
#9D5D3E #4E9D3E #3E7E9D #8C3E9D
split-complementary
#9D5D3E #3E9D8C #3E4E9D
monochromatic
#45291B #71432D #9D5D3E #BE7B5A #CF9E86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#9D5D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#9D5D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D5D3E
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5D3E | 1.00 | 5.16 | 4.07 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E653B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB5155
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 93, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.095 46.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8b74',
500: '#9d5d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5d3e; $custom-light: #be8b74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 93,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.579,
"s": 43.379,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54401,
"c": 0.09513,
"h": 46
},
"luminance": 0.15345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5D3E
secondary
#7DA6BA
accent
#AAD355
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8F0ED
border
#D1CBC8
text
#130C08
muted
#827D7B