#9E522A#9E522A
#9E522A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.114 H 46.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E522A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 82, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.47, 28.33, 36.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.47, 46.43, 52.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.32% 0.0786 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.32% 0.114 46.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5373, 13.4729, 3.8670) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.08
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.15
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.37
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.19
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.68
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E522A #2A769E
analogous
#9E2A3C #9E522A #9E8C2A
triadic
#9E522A #2A9E52 #522A9E
tetradic
#9E522A #3C9E2A #2A769E #8C2A9E
square
#9E522A #3C9E2A #2A769E #8C2A9E
split-complementary
#9E522A #2A9E8C #2A3C9E
monochromatic
#3D2010 #6E391D #9E522A #CB6C3A #D8906B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#9E522A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#9E522A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E522A
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E522A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E522A | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.69 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4249
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e522a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 82, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.114 46.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08465',
500: '#9e522a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e522a; $custom-light: #c08465; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e522a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 82,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.69,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52323,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 46.5
},
"luminance": 0.13471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E522A
secondary
#66A0BE
accent
#ACE147
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEB
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A