#9E552A#9E552A
#9E552A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.112 H 48.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E552A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 85, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.14, 26.67, 37.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.14, 46.03, 54.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.84% 0.0736 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.84% 0.112 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7685, 13.9353, 3.9441) |
| Luminance | 0.1393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.27
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.31
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.89
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.04
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.17
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E552A #2A739E
analogous
#9E2A39 #9E552A #9E8F2A
triadic
#9E552A #2A9E55 #552A9E
tetradic
#9E552A #399E2A #2A739E #8F2A9E
square
#9E552A #399E2A #2A739E #8F2A9E
split-complementary
#9E552A #2A9E8F #2A399E
monochromatic
#3D2110 #6E3B1D #9E552A #CB703A #D8936B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.55
#9E552A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#9E552A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E552A
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E552A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E552A | 1.00 | 5.55 | 3.79 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD464C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e552a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.112 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08666',
500: '#9e552a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e552a; $custom-light: #c08666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e552a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 85,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.241,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52839,
"c": 0.11194,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.13933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E552A
secondary
#669DBE
accent
#A8E147
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEB
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A