#9E4D24#9E4D24
#9E4D24 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.120 H 45.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4D24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 77, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 77.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.32, 30.76, 38.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.32, 49.42, 51.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.42% 0.0849 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.42% 0.12 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0745, 12.7063, 3.2221) |
| Luminance | 0.1270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.80
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 3.19
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.74
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.85
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.01
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4D24 #24759E
analogous
#9E2438 #9E4D24 #9E8A24
triadic
#9E4D24 #249E4D #4D249E
tetradic
#9E4D24 #389E24 #24759E #8A249E
square
#9E4D24 #389E24 #24759E #8A249E
split-complementary
#9E4D24 #249E8A #24389E
monochromatic
#3A1C0D #6C3519 #9E4D24 #D0652F #DB8A61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#9E4D24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9E4D24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4D24
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4D24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4D24 | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64591F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3C44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4d24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 77, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.120 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18061',
500: '#9e4d24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4d24; $custom-light: #c18061; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4d24",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 77,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.164,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51424,
"c": 0.12049,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.12704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4D24
secondary
#5E9FC0
accent
#AFE642
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EEEA
border
#D2C9C6
text
#140A05
muted
#827C79