#9E451F#9E451F

#9E451F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.129 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E451F
RGB	rgb(158, 69, 31)
HSL	hsl(18, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(18, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 80.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 34.76, 39.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 52.61, 48.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.0963 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.129 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4777, 11.6264, 2.6725)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E451F #1F789E

analogous

#9E1F38 #9E451F #9E851F

triadic

#9E451F #1F9E45 #451F9E

tetradic

#9E451F #389E1F #1F789E #851F9E

square

#9E451F #389E1F #1F789E #851F9E

split-complementary

#9E451F #1F9E85 #1F389E

monochromatic

#38180B #6B2F15 #9E451F #D15B29 #DE8159

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#9E451F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#9E451F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E451F

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E451F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E451F	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)

#5E531A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE313D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e451f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 69, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.129 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27b5d',
    500: '#9e451f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e451f;
$custom-light: #c27b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e451f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.953,
    "s": 67.196,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50114,
    "c": 0.12897,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E451F

secondary

#56A2C2

accent

#B7EA3E

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E451F

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

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