#9E4523#9E4523

#9E4523 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.128 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4523
RGB	rgb(158, 69, 35)
HSL	hsl(17, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(17, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, 34.92, 37.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 51.23, 47.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.0974 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.128 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.5337, 11.6489, 2.9676)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4523 #237C9E

analogous

#9E233F #9E4523 #9E8223

triadic

#9E4523 #239E45 #45239E

tetradic

#9E4523 #3F9E23 #237C9E #82239E

square

#9E4523 #3F9E23 #237C9E #82239E

split-complementary

#9E4523 #239E82 #233F9E

monochromatic

#3A190D #6C2F18 #9E4523 #D05B2E #DC8260

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#9E4523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#9E4523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4523

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4523	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E541F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE313E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 69, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.128 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17b60',
    500: '#9e4523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4523;
$custom-light: #c17b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.585,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50153,
    "c": 0.12777,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4523

secondary

#5CA5C1

accent

#B9E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4523

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

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