#9E421E#9E421E

#9E421E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.132 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E421E
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(17, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(17, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 36.25, 39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 53.54, 47.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1006 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.132 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2848, 11.2615, 2.5442)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E421E #1E7A9E

analogous

#9E1E3A #9E421E #9E821E

triadic

#9E421E #1E9E42 #421E9E

tetradic

#9E421E #3A9E1E #1E7A9E #821E9E

square

#9E421E #3A9E1E #1E7A9E #821E9E

split-complementary

#9E421E #1E9E82 #1E3A9E

monochromatic

#37170A #6B2D14 #9E421E #D15728 #DF7D57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#9E421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#9E421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E421E

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E421E	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72661B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE2D3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.132 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2795d',
    500: '#9e421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e421e;
$custom-light: #c2795d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.875,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49656,
    "c": 0.13196,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E421E

secondary

#55A4C3

accent

#BAEB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E421E

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