#9E511B#9E511B

#9E511B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.121 H 51.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E511B
RGB	rgb(158, 81, 27)
HSL	hsl(25, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(25, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 28.24, 43.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 52.05, 57.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.0759 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.121 51)
XYZ	xyz(17.2425, 13.2352, 2.6833)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E511B #1B689E

analogous

#9E1B26 #9E511B #9E931B

triadic

#9E511B #1B9E51 #511B9E

tetradic

#9E511B #269E1B #1B689E #931B9E

square

#9E511B #269E1B #1B689E #931B9E

split-complementary

#9E511B #1B9E93 #1B269E

monochromatic

#351B09 #6A3612 #9E511B #D26C24 #E18D52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#9E511B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9E511B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E511B

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E511B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E511B	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e511b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 81, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.121 51.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1835c',
    500: '#9e511b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e511b;
$custom-light: #c1835c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e511b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.733,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52012,
    "c": 0.12072,
    "h": 51
  },
  "luminance": 0.13233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E511B

secondary

#5195C4

accent

#A4EE3A

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9EFE9

border

#D2CAC5

text

#140A04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E511B

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

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