#9E4D2A#9E4D2A
#9E4D2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.118 H 42.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 77, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.38, 31.04, 35.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.38, 47.24, 48.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.49% 0.0869 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.49% 0.118 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1740, 12.7461, 3.7459) |
| Luminance | 0.1274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.63
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.49
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.25
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.69
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.98
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4D2A #2A7B9E
analogous
#9E2A41 #9E4D2A #9E872A
triadic
#9E4D2A #2A9E4D #4D2A9E
tetradic
#9E4D2A #419E2A #2A7B9E #872A9E
square
#9E4D2A #419E2A #2A7B9E #872A9E
split-complementary
#9E4D2A #2A9E87 #2A419E
monochromatic
#3D1E10 #6E351D #9E4D2A #CB663A #D88C6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#9E4D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#9E4D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4D2A
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4D2A | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3C45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 77, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.118 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18065',
500: '#9e4d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4d2a; $custom-light: #c18065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 77,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.103,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5149,
"c": 0.11826,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.12744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4D2A
secondary
#66A3BE
accent
#B3E147
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A