#9E4526#9E4526

#9E4526 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.127 H 39.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4526
RGB	rgb(158, 69, 38)
HSL	hsl(16, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(16, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 75.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 35.05, 35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 50.20, 45.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.0984 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.127 39.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5802, 11.6674, 3.2123)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4526 #267F9E

analogous

#9E2643 #9E4526 #9E8126

triadic

#9E4526 #269E45 #45269E

tetradic

#9E4526 #439E26 #267F9E #81269E

square

#9E4526 #439E26 #267F9E #81269E

split-complementary

#9E4526 #269E81 #26439E

monochromatic

#3B1A0E #6D2F1A #9E4526 #CE5B33 #DA8365

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#9E4526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#9E4526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4526

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4526	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5422

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE323E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 69, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.127 39.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17b62',
    500: '#9e4526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4526;
$custom-light: #c17b62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.5,
    "s": 61.224,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50185,
    "c": 0.12685,
    "h": 39.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4526

secondary

#60A7C0

accent

#BBE443

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEEA

border

#D2C9C6

text

#140905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4526

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

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