#9E4B1B#9E4B1B
#9E4B1B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.125 H 46.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 75, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.82, 31.48, 42.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.82, 52.91, 53.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.02% 0.0857 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.02% 0.125 46.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8161, 12.3825, 2.5412) |
| Luminance | 0.1238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 1.86
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.26
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.23
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.26
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.48
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4B1B #1B6E9E
analogous
#9E1B2C #9E4B1B #9E8D1B
triadic
#9E4B1B #1B9E4B #4B1B9E
tetradic
#9E4B1B #2C9E1B #1B6E9E #8D1B9E
square
#9E4B1B #2C9E1B #1B6E9E #8D1B9E
split-complementary
#9E4B1B #1B9E8D #1B2C9E
monochromatic
#351909 #6A3212 #9E4B1B #D26424 #E18752
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.04
#9E4B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#9E4B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4B1B
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4B1B | 1.00 | 6.04 | 3.48 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635714
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE3941
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 75, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.125 46.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c27f5b',
500: '#9e4b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4b1b; $custom-light: #c27f5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 75,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.985,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51019,
"c": 0.12516,
"h": 46.8
},
"luminance": 0.1238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4B1B
secondary
#519AC4
accent
#ACEE3A
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EEE9
border
#D2C9C5
text
#140A04
muted
#827C79