#9E5A1F#9E5A1F
#9E5A1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.114 H 57.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 90, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 80.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.20, 23.39, 43.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.20, 49.75, 61.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.62% 0.062 0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.62% 0.114 57) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0056, 14.6823, 3.1818) |
| Luminance | 0.1468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.48
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.78
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.97
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.24
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.09
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5A1F #1F639E
analogous
#9E1F23 #9E5A1F #9E9A1F
triadic
#9E5A1F #1F9E5A #5A1F9E
tetradic
#9E5A1F #239E1F #1F639E #9A1F9E
square
#9E5A1F #239E1F #1F639E #9A1F9E
split-complementary
#9E5A1F #1F9E9A #1F239E
monochromatic
#38200B #6B3D15 #9E5A1F #D17729 #DE9759
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#9E5A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#9E5A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5A1F
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5A1F | 1.00 | 5.34 | 3.94 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6216
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F711F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 90, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.114 57.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1895f',
500: '#9e5a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5a1f; $custom-light: #c1895f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 90,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.874,
"s": 67.196,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5362,
"c": 0.11378,
"h": 57
},
"luminance": 0.1468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5A1F
secondary
#5690C2
accent
#9AEA3E
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130B05
muted
#827C79