#9E4828#9E4828

#9E4828 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.123 H 40.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4828
RGB	rgb(158, 72, 40)
HSL	hsl(16, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(16, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 74.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 33.59, 35.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 48.89, 46.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.0943 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.123 40.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8026, 12.0592, 3.4499)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4828 #287E9E

analogous

#9E2843 #9E4828 #9E8328

triadic

#9E4828 #289E48 #48289E

tetradic

#9E4828 #439E28 #287E9E #83289E

square

#9E4828 #439E28 #287E9E #83289E

split-complementary

#9E4828 #289E83 #28439E

monochromatic

#3C1B0F #6D321C #9E4828 #CC5F37 #D98668

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#9E4828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#9E4828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4828

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4828	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605624

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 72, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.123 40.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17d63',
    500: '#9e4828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4828;
$custom-light: #c17d63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.271,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50669,
    "c": 0.12342,
    "h": 40.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4828

secondary

#63A6BF

accent

#B8E345

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EEEB

border

#D2C9C6

text

#140A05

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4828

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

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