#9E451E#9E451E

#9E451E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.129 H 42.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E451E
RGB	rgb(158, 69, 30)
HSL	hsl(18, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(18, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 34.73, 39.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 52.95, 49.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.096 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.129 42.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4647, 11.6213, 2.6042)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E451E #1E779E

analogous

#9E1E37 #9E451E #9E851E

triadic

#9E451E #1E9E45 #451E9E

tetradic

#9E451E #379E1E #1E779E #851E9E

square

#9E451E #379E1E #1E779E #851E9E

split-complementary

#9E451E #1E9E85 #1E379E

monochromatic

#37180A #6B2F14 #9E451E #D15B28 #DF8157

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#9E451E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#9E451E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E451E

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E451E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E451E	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)

#5E5319

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE313D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e451e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 69, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.129 42.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27b5d',
    500: '#9e451e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e451e;
$custom-light: #c27b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e451e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.281,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50105,
    "c": 0.12927,
    "h": 42.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E451E

secondary

#55A1C3

accent

#B6EB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E451E

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

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