#9E431E#9E431E

#9E431E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.131 H 40.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E431E
RGB	rgb(158, 67, 30)
HSL	hsl(17, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(17, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 35.75, 39.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 53.34, 47.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.0991 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.131 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.3438, 11.3793, 2.5638)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E431E #1E799E

analogous

#9E1E39 #9E431E #9E831E

triadic

#9E431E #1E9E43 #431E9E

tetradic

#9E431E #399E1E #1E799E #831E9E

square

#9E431E #399E1E #1E799E #831E9E

split-complementary

#9E431E #1E9E83 #1E399E

monochromatic

#37170A #6B2D14 #9E431E #D15928 #DF7F57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#9E431E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9E431E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E431E

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E431E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E431E	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73661B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE2E3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e431e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 67, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.131 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27a5d',
    500: '#9e431e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e431e;
$custom-light: #c27a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e431e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.344,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49804,
    "c": 0.13105,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E431E

secondary

#55A3C3

accent

#B9EB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E431E

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