#9E4823#9E4823

#9E4823 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.125 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4823
RGB	rgb(158, 72, 35)
HSL	hsl(18, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(18, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 33.37, 38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 50.65, 48.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.62% 0.0927 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(50.62% 0.125 42.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7230, 12.0273, 3.0307)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4823 #23799E

analogous

#9E233B #9E4823 #9E8623

triadic

#9E4823 #239E48 #48239E

tetradic

#9E4823 #3B9E23 #23799E #86239E

square

#9E4823 #3B9E23 #23799E #86239E

split-complementary

#9E4823 #239E86 #233B9E

monochromatic

#3A1A0D #6C3118 #9E4823 #D05F2E #DC8560

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#9E4823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#9E4823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4823

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4823	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60551E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756921

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE3540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 72, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.125 42.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17d60',
    500: '#9e4823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4823;
$custom-light: #c17d60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.049,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50615,
    "c": 0.12508,
    "h": 42.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4823

secondary

#5CA2C1

accent

#B5E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEE9

border

#D2C9C5

text

#140A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4823

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

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