#9E552B#9E552B

#9E552B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.111 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E552B
RGB	rgb(158, 85, 43)
HSL	hsl(22, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(22, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 72.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 26.72, 37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 45.64, 54.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.0739 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.111 48.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.7867, 13.9425, 4.0395)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E552B #2B749E

analogous

#9E2B3B #9E552B #9E8F2B

triadic

#9E552B #2B9E55 #552B9E

tetradic

#9E552B #3B9E2B #2B749E #8F2B9E

square

#9E552B #3B9E2B #2B749E #8F2B9E

split-complementary

#9E552B #2B9E8F #2B3B9E

monochromatic

#3E2111 #6E3B1E #9E552B #CA703C #D7936C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9E552B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9E552B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E552B

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E552B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E552B	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD464C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e552b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.111 48.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08666',
    500: '#9e552b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e552b;
$custom-light: #c08666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e552b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.913,
    "s": 57.214,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5285,
    "c": 0.11149,
    "h": 48.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E552B

secondary

#679EBE

accent

#A9E047

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E552B

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