#9E552E#9E552E

#9E552E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.110 H 47.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E552E
RGB	rgb(158, 85, 46)
HSL	hsl(21, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(21, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, 26.89, 35.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 44.49, 52.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.0749 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.11 47.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8437, 13.9653, 4.3401)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E552E #2E779E

analogous

#9E2E3F #9E552E #9E8D2E

triadic

#9E552E #2E9E55 #552E9E

tetradic

#9E552E #3F9E2E #2E779E #8D2E9E

square

#9E552E #3F9E2E #2E779E #8D2E9E

split-complementary

#9E552E #2E9E8D #2E3F9E

monochromatic

#3F2212 #6F3C20 #9E552E #C87041 #D69471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9E552E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9E552E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E552E

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E552E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E552E	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)

#695F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD464C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e552e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.110 47.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08668',
    500: '#9e552e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e552e;
$custom-light: #c08668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e552e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.893,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52886,
    "c": 0.11012,
    "h": 47.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E552E

secondary

#6BA0BD

accent

#AADE4A

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130B06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E552E

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