#9E5023#9E5023

#9E5023 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.119 H 47.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5023
RGB	rgb(158, 80, 35)
HSL	hsl(22, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(22, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 29.09, 39.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 49.33, 53.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.0797 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.119 47.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2742, 13.1298, 3.2144)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5023 #23719E

analogous

#9E2333 #9E5023 #9E8D23

triadic

#9E5023 #239E50 #50239E

tetradic

#9E5023 #339E23 #23719E #8D239E

square

#9E5023 #339E23 #23719E #8D239E

split-complementary

#9E5023 #239E8D #23339E

monochromatic

#3A1D0D #6C3718 #9E5023 #D0692E #DC8D60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#9E5023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#9E5023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5023

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5023	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 80, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.119 47.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18261',
    500: '#9e5023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5023;
$custom-light: #c18261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.951,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51911,
    "c": 0.11851,
    "h": 47.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5023

secondary

#5C9CC1

accent

#AAE741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9EFEA

border

#D2CAC6

text

#140A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5023

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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