#9E4E2D#9E4E2D
#9E4E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.116 H 42.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 78, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 71.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.63, 30.66, 34.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.63, 45.97, 48.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.69% 0.0862 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.69% 0.116 42.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3002, 12.9094, 4.0628) |
| Luminance | 0.1291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.71
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.12
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.74
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.20
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.33
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4E2D #2D7D9E
analogous
#9E2D45 #9E4E2D #9E872D
triadic
#9E4E2D #2D9E4E #4E2D9E
tetradic
#9E4E2D #459E2D #2D7D9E #872D9E
square
#9E4E2D #459E2D #2D7D9E #872D9E
split-complementary
#9E4E2D #2D9E87 #2D459E
monochromatic
#3F1F12 #6E361F #9E4E2D #C96840 #D68D6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#9E4E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#9E4E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4E2D
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4E2D | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3E47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.116 42.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08167',
500: '#9e4e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4e2d; $custom-light: #c08167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 78,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.522,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5169,
"c": 0.11623,
"h": 42.1
},
"luminance": 0.12907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4E2D
secondary
#69A5BD
accent
#B3DF49
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEB
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A