#9E4E2A#9E4E2A
#9E4E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.117 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 78, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.59, 30.50, 35.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.59, 47.06, 49.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.65% 0.0852 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.65% 0.117 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2445, 12.8871, 3.7694) |
| Luminance | 0.1288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.27
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.38
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.38
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.60
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.83
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4E2A #2A7A9E
analogous
#9E2A40 #9E4E2A #9E882A
triadic
#9E4E2A #2A9E4E #4E2A9E
tetradic
#9E4E2A #409E2A #2A7A9E #882A9E
square
#9E4E2A #409E2A #2A7A9E #882A9E
split-complementary
#9E4E2A #2A9E88 #2A409E
monochromatic
#3D1E10 #6E361D #9E4E2A #CB673A #D88D6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#9E4E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#9E4E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4E2A
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4E2A | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.117 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18165',
500: '#9e4e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4e2a; $custom-light: #c18165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 78,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.621,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51654,
"c": 0.1174,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.12885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4E2A
secondary
#66A3BE
accent
#B1E147
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A