#9E541B#9E541B

#9E541B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.119 H 53.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E541B
RGB	rgb(158, 84, 27)
HSL	hsl(26, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(26, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 26.59, 44.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 51.70, 59.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.071 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.119 53.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.4704, 13.6909, 2.7593)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E541B #1B659E

analogous

#9E1B24 #9E541B #9E961B

triadic

#9E541B #1B9E54 #541B9E

tetradic

#9E541B #249E1B #1B659E #961B9E

square

#9E541B #249E1B #1B659E #961B9E

split-complementary

#9E541B #1B9E96 #1B249E

monochromatic

#351C09 #6A3812 #9E541B #D27024 #E19052

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#9E541B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#9E541B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E541B

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E541B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E541B	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e541b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 84, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.119 53.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1855c',
    500: '#9e541b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e541b;
$custom-light: #c1855c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e541b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.107,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52527,
    "c": 0.11875,
    "h": 53.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E541B

secondary

#5192C4

accent

#A0EE3A

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9EFE9

border

#D2CAC5

text

#140B04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E541B

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