#9E552D#9E552D

#9E552D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.111 H 47.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E552D
RGB	rgb(158, 85, 45)
HSL	hsl(21, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(21, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 71.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 26.83, 35.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 44.87, 53.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% 0.0746 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.111 47.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8243, 13.9576, 4.2375)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E552D #2D769E

analogous

#9E2D3E #9E552D #9E8E2D

triadic

#9E552D #2D9E55 #552D9E

tetradic

#9E552D #3E9E2D #2D769E #8E2D9E

square

#9E552D #3E9E2D #2D769E #8E2D9E

split-complementary

#9E552D #2D9E8E #2D3E9E

monochromatic

#3F2212 #6E3B1F #9E552D #C97040 #D6946F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9E552D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9E552D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E552D

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E552D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E552D	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)

#695F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD464C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e552d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.111 47.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08668',
    500: '#9e552d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e552d;
$custom-light: #c08668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e552d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.239,
    "s": 55.665,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52873,
    "c": 0.11058,
    "h": 47.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E552D

secondary

#69A0BD

accent

#AADF49

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E552D

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

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