#9E4417#9E4417

#9E4417 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.132 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4417
RGB	rgb(158, 68, 23)
HSL	hsl(20, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(20, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57%, 85.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 35.01, 42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 55.44, 50.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0957 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.132 43.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3241, 11.4674, 2.1643)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4417 #17719E

analogous

#9E172D #9E4417 #9E8717

triadic

#9E4417 #179E44 #44179E

tetradic

#9E4417 #2D9E17 #17719E #87179E

square

#9E4417 #2D9E17 #17719E #87179E

split-complementary

#9E4417 #179E87 #172D9E

monochromatic

#331607 #692D0F #9E4417 #D35B1F #E57E4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#9E4417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#9E4417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4417

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4417	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E530F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746713

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE2F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 68, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.132 43.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27a59',
    500: '#9e4417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4417;
$custom-light: #c27a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49897,
    "c": 0.13205,
    "h": 43.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4417

secondary

#4A9DC6

accent

#B3F137

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4417

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

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