#9E5115#9E5115
#9E5115 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.123 H 52.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5115 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 81, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.08, 28.06, 46.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.08, 54.00, 58.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.97% 0.0746 0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.97% 0.123 52.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1800, 13.2102, 2.3544) |
| Luminance | 0.1321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.02
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.14
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 3.25
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.25
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.39
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5115 #15629E
analogous
#9E151E #9E5115 #9E9515
triadic
#9E5115 #159E51 #51159E
tetradic
#9E5115 #1E9E15 #15629E #95159E
square
#9E5115 #1E9E15 #15629E #95159E
split-complementary
#9E5115 #159E95 #151E9E
monochromatic
#321A07 #68350E #9E5115 #D46D1C #E78D47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.77
#9E5115 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.64
#9E5115 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5115
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5115 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5115 | 1.00 | 5.77 | 3.64 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685B09
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE4046
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5115; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 81, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.123 52.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28359',
500: '#9e5115',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5115; $custom-light: #c28359; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5115",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 81,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.277,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51971,
"c": 0.12263,
"h": 52.6
},
"luminance": 0.13208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5115
secondary
#478FC7
accent
#A0F335
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9EFE9
border
#D2CAC5
text
#140A04
muted
#827C79