#9E5916#9E5916
#9E5916 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.118 H 58.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5916 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 89, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 86.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.90, 23.65, 47.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.90, 52.89, 63.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.38% 0.0616 0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.38% 0.118 58.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8194, 14.4738, 2.6142) |
| Luminance | 0.1447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.12
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.30
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 3.65
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.55
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.04
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5916 #165B9E
analogous
#9E1617 #9E5916 #9E9D16
triadic
#9E5916 #169E59 #59169E
tetradic
#9E5916 #179E16 #165B9E #9D169E
square
#9E5916 #179E16 #165B9E #9D169E
split-complementary
#9E5916 #169E9D #16179E
monochromatic
#331C07 #683B0F #9E5916 #D4771D #E69649
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#9E5916 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#9E5916 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5916
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5916 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5916 | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6108
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7016
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD494C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5916; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 89, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.118 58.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1885a',
500: '#9e5916',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5916; $custom-light: #c1885a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5916",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 89,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.559,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53378,
"c": 0.11769,
"h": 58.5
},
"luminance": 0.14472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5916
secondary
#4989C7
accent
#95F236
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9F0E9
border
#D2CBC5
text
#140B04
muted
#827C79