#9E4D2B#9E4D2B
#9E4D2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.118 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 77, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.39, 31.09, 35.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.39, 46.87, 48.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.5% 0.0872 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.5% 0.118 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1921, 12.7534, 3.8413) |
| Luminance | 0.1275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.77
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.75
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.38
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.82
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.22
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4D2B #2B7C9E
analogous
#9E2B43 #9E4D2B #9E872B
triadic
#9E4D2B #2B9E4D #4D2B9E
tetradic
#9E4D2B #439E2B #2B7C9E #872B9E
square
#9E4D2B #439E2B #2B7C9E #872B9E
split-complementary
#9E4D2B #2B9E87 #2B439E
monochromatic
#3E1E11 #6E361E #9E4D2B #CA663C #D78C6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#9E4D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#9E4D2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4D2B
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4D2B | 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)
#635927
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3C45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 77, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.118 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18066',
500: '#9e4d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4d2b; $custom-light: #c18066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 77,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.739,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51502,
"c": 0.11787,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.12751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4D2B
secondary
#67A4BE
accent
#B3E047
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A