#9E481A#9E481A

#9E481A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.128 H 45.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E481A
RGB	rgb(158, 72, 26)
HSL	hsl(21, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 33.03, 42.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 53.75, 52.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.0902 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.128 45.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6061, 11.9806, 2.4151)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E481A #1A709E

analogous

#9E1A2E #9E481A #9E8A1A

triadic

#9E481A #1A9E48 #481A9E

tetradic

#9E481A #2E9E1A #1A709E #8A1A9E

square

#9E481A #2E9E1A #1A709E #8A1A9E

split-complementary

#9E481A #1A9E8A #1A2E9E

monochromatic

#351809 #693011 #9E481A #D36023 #E28350

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#9E481A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#9E481A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E481A

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E481A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E481A	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605513

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756817

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE353F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e481a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 72, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.128 45.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27d5b',
    500: '#9e481a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e481a;
$custom-light: #c27d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e481a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.909,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50534,
    "c": 0.12788,
    "h": 45.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E481A

secondary

#4F9CC5

accent

#AFEE39

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140A04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E481A

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

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