#9E5215#9E5215

#9E5215 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.122 H 53.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5215
RGB	rgb(158, 82, 21)
HSL	hsl(27, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(27, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 86.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 27.51, 46.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 53.88, 59.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.0729 0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.122 53.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2549, 13.3599, 2.3794)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5215 #15619E

analogous

#9E151D #9E5215 #9E9615

triadic

#9E5215 #159E52 #52159E

tetradic

#9E5215 #1D9E15 #15619E #96159E

square

#9E5215 #1D9E15 #15619E #96159E

split-complementary

#9E5215 #159E96 #151D9E

monochromatic

#321A07 #68360E #9E5215 #D46E1C #E78E47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9E5215 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9E5215 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5215

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5215	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5215	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685C08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE4147

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5215;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 82, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.122 53.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18359',
    500: '#9e5215',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5215;
$custom-light: #c18359;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5215",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.715,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52142,
    "c": 0.12198,
    "h": 53.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5215

secondary

#478EC7

accent

#9EF335

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9EFE9

border

#D2CAC5

text

#140B04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5215

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

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