#9E552C#9E552C
#9E552C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.111 H 48.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E552C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 85, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 72.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.16, 26.78, 36.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.16, 45.26, 53.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.86% 0.0742 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.86% 0.111 48) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8052, 13.9499, 4.1373) |
| Luminance | 0.1395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.82
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.69
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.04
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.28
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.34
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E552C #2C759E
analogous
#9E2C3C #9E552C #9E8E2C
triadic
#9E552C #2C9E55 #552C9E
tetradic
#9E552C #3C9E2C #2C759E #8E2C9E
square
#9E552C #3C9E2C #2C759E #8E2C9E
split-complementary
#9E552C #2C9E8E #2C3C9E
monochromatic
#3E2111 #6E3B1F #9E552C #C9703E #D7936E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.54
#9E552C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#9E552C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E552C
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E552C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E552C | 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)
#695E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD464C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e552c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.111 48.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08667',
500: '#9e552c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e552c; $custom-light: #c08667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e552c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 85,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.579,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52862,
"c": 0.11103,
"h": 48
},
"luminance": 0.13948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E552C
secondary
#689FBE
accent
#A9E048
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEB
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A