#9E542E#9E542E

#9E542E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.111 H 46.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E542E
RGB	rgb(158, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(20, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(20, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, 27.44, 35.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 44.63, 52.05°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.0766 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.111 46.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7656, 13.8090, 4.3141)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E542E #2E789E

analogous

#9E2E40 #9E542E #9E8C2E

triadic

#9E542E #2E9E54 #542E9E

tetradic

#9E542E #409E2E #2E789E #8C2E9E

square

#9E542E #409E2E #2E789E #8C2E9E

split-complementary

#9E542E #2E9E8C #2E409E

monochromatic

#3F2212 #6F3B20 #9E542E #C86F41 #D69371

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9E542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9E542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E542E

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E542E	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD454B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.111 46.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08568',
    500: '#9e542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e542e;
$custom-light: #c08568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.357,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52713,
    "c": 0.11088,
    "h": 46.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E542E

secondary

#6BA1BD

accent

#ACDE4A

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E542E

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

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