#9E401A#9E401A

#9E401A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.135 H 40.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E401A
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 26)
HSL	hsl(17, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(17, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.5%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 37.11, 40.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 55.27, 47.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1026 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.135 40.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1221, 11.0127, 2.2538)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E401A #1A789E

analogous

#9E1A36 #9E401A #9E821A

triadic

#9E401A #1A9E40 #401A9E

tetradic

#9E401A #369E1A #1A789E #821A9E

square

#9E401A #369E1A #1A789E #821A9E

split-complementary

#9E401A #1A9E82 #1A369E

monochromatic

#351509 #692B11 #9E401A #D35523 #E27A50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#9E401A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#9E401A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E401A

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E401A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E401A	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5014

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726516

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE2938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e401a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.135 40.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2785a',
    500: '#9e401a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e401a;
$custom-light: #c2785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e401a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.273,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49331,
    "c": 0.13481,
    "h": 40.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E401A

secondary

#4FA3C5

accent

#BAEE39

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E401A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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