#9E561B#9E561B
#9E561B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.118 H 54.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E561B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 86, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.6%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.24, 25.48, 44.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.24, 51.49, 60.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.88% 0.0677 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.88% 0.118 54.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6278, 14.0058, 2.8118) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.05
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.48
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.55
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.06
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.83
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E561B #1B639E
analogous
#9E1B22 #9E561B #9E981B
triadic
#9E561B #1B9E56 #561B9E
tetradic
#9E561B #229E1B #1B639E #981B9E
square
#9E561B #229E1B #1B639E #981B9E
split-complementary
#9E561B #1B9E98 #1B229E
monochromatic
#351D09 #6A3A12 #9E561B #D27224 #E19352
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#9E561B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#9E561B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E561B
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E561B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E561B | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B5F11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD464A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e561b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 86, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.118 54.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1865d',
500: '#9e561b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e561b; $custom-light: #c1865d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e561b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 86,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.023,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52876,
"c": 0.11755,
"h": 54.9
},
"luminance": 0.14004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E561B
secondary
#5190C4
accent
#9DEE3A
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9EFE9
border
#D2CAC5
text
#140B04
muted
#827C79