#9E461B#9E461B

#9E461B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.129 H 43.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E461B
RGB	rgb(158, 70, 27)
HSL	hsl(20, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(20, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, 34.11, 41.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 53.78, 50.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.0936 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.129 43.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4903, 11.7307, 2.4326)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E461B #1B739E

analogous

#9E1B31 #9E461B #9E881B

triadic

#9E461B #1B9E46 #461B9E

tetradic

#9E461B #319E1B #1B739E #881B9E

square

#9E461B #319E1B #1B739E #881B9E

split-complementary

#9E461B #1B9E88 #1B319E

monochromatic

#351809 #6A2F12 #9E461B #D25D24 #E18152

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#9E461B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#9E461B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E461B

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E461B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E461B	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5415

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746818

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e461b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 70, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.129 43.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27c5b',
    500: '#9e461b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e461b;
$custom-light: #c27c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e461b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.695,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50232,
    "c": 0.12927,
    "h": 43.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E461B

secondary

#519EC4

accent

#B3EE3A

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140904

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E461B

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