#9E5423#9E5423

#9E5423 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.116 H 50.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5423
RGB	rgb(158, 84, 35)
HSL	hsl(24, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(24, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 26.89, 40.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 48.81, 56.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.0731 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.116 50.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.5759, 13.7331, 3.3150)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5423 #236D9E

analogous

#9E2330 #9E5423 #9E9123

triadic

#9E5423 #239E54 #54239E

tetradic

#9E5423 #309E23 #236D9E #91239E

square

#9E5423 #309E23 #236D9E #91239E

split-complementary

#9E5423 #239E91 #23309E

monochromatic

#3A1F0D #6C3918 #9E5423 #D06F2E #DC9160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#9E5423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9E5423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5423

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5423	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD444A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 84, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.116 50.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18561',
    500: '#9e5423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5423;
$custom-light: #c18561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.902,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52593,
    "c": 0.11565,
    "h": 50.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5423

secondary

#5C99C1

accent

#A5E741

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8EFEA

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5423

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

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