#9E5227#9E5227

#9E5227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.115 H 47.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5227
RGB	rgb(158, 82, 39)
HSL	hsl(22, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(22, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 75.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 28.18, 38.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 47.56, 53.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.0776 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.115 47.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4857, 13.4522, 3.5948)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5227 #27739E

analogous

#9E2737 #9E5227 #9E8D27

triadic

#9E5227 #279E52 #52279E

tetradic

#9E5227 #379E27 #27739E #8D279E

square

#9E5227 #379E27 #27739E #8D279E

split-complementary

#9E5227 #279E8D #27379E

monochromatic

#3C1F0F #6D391B #9E5227 #CD6C35 #D99066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#9E5227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9E5227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5227

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5227	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 82, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.115 47.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18463',
    500: '#9e5227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5227;
$custom-light: #c18463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.681,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5229,
    "c": 0.11542,
    "h": 47.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5227

secondary

#629DBF

accent

#AAE444

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5227

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

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