#9E421A#9E421A

#9E421A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.133 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E421A
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 26)
HSL	hsl(18, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(18, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.99, 36.12, 41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.99, 54.87, 48.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.0996 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.133 41.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2370, 11.2423, 2.2921)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E421A #1A769E

analogous

#9E1A34 #9E421A #9E841A

triadic

#9E421A #1A9E42 #421A9E

tetradic

#9E421A #349E1A #1A769E #841A9E

square

#9E421A #349E1A #1A769E #841A9E

split-complementary

#9E421A #1A9E84 #1A349E

monochromatic

#351609 #692C11 #9E421A #D35823 #E27C50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#9E421A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#9E421A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E421A

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E421A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E421A	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5114

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE2C3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e421a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.133 41.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2795a',
    500: '#9e421a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e421a;
$custom-light: #c2795a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e421a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.182,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49622,
    "c": 0.13302,
    "h": 41.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E421A

secondary

#4FA1C5

accent

#B8EE39

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E421A

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

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