#9E4A2B#9E4A2B
#9E4A2B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.121 H 40.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 74, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.76, 32.69, 34.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.76, 47.44, 46.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.02% 0.0921 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.02% 0.121 40.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9870, 12.3432, 3.7730) |
| Luminance | 0.1234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.99
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.30
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.35
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.68
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.71
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4A2B #2B7F9E
analogous
#9E2B46 #9E4A2B #9E842B
triadic
#9E4A2B #2B9E4A #4A2B9E
tetradic
#9E4A2B #469E2B #2B7F9E #842B9E
square
#9E4A2B #469E2B #2B7F9E #842B9E
split-complementary
#9E4A2B #2B9E84 #2B469E
monochromatic
#3E1D11 #6E331E #9E4A2B #CA623C #D7896C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.06
#9E4A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#9E4A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4A2B
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4A2B | 1.00 | 6.06 | 3.47 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615728
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3943
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 74, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.121 40.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17e66',
500: '#9e4a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4a2b; $custom-light: #c17e66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 74,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.174,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5102,
"c": 0.12056,
"h": 40.2
},
"luminance": 0.12341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4A2B
secondary
#67A6BE
accent
#B7E047
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A