#9E4E31#9E4E31

#9E4E31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.115 H 40.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E31
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 49)
HSL	hsl(16, 53%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(16, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 69%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 30.89, 32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 44.53, 46.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.0877 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.115 40.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3809, 12.9417, 4.4878)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E31 #31819E

analogous

#9E314B #9E4E31 #9E8431

triadic

#9E4E31 #319E4E #4E319E

tetradic

#9E4E31 #4B9E31 #31819E #84319E

square

#9E4E31 #4B9E31 #31819E #84319E

split-complementary

#9E4E31 #319E84 #314B9E

monochromatic

#412014 #6F3723 #9E4E31 #C66846 #D48E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#9E4E31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9E4E31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E31

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E31	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.115 40.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0816a',
    500: '#9e4e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e31;
$custom-light: #c0816a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.963,
    "s": 52.657,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51743,
    "c": 0.11469,
    "h": 40.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E31

secondary

#6EA8BC

accent

#B6DC4C

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E31

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