#9E451C#9E451C

#9E451C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.130 H 42.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E451C
RGB	rgb(158, 69, 28)
HSL	hsl(19, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(19, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 82.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 34.66, 40.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 53.63, 49.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0954 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.13 42.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4400, 11.6114, 2.4739)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E451C #1C759E

analogous

#9E1C34 #9E451C #9E861C

triadic

#9E451C #1C9E45 #451C9E

tetradic

#9E451C #349E1C #1C759E #861C9E

square

#9E451C #349E1C #1C759E #861C9E

split-complementary

#9E451C #1C9E86 #1C349E

monochromatic

#36180A #6A2E13 #9E451C #D25C25 #E18054

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#9E451C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#9E451C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E451C

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E451C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E451C	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5316

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE313D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e451c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 69, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.130 42.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27b5c',
    500: '#9e451c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e451c;
$custom-light: #c27b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e451c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.923,
    "s": 69.892,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50087,
    "c": 0.12985,
    "h": 42.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E451C

secondary

#52A0C4

accent

#B5ED3B

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E451C

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

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