#9E5A28#9E5A28
#9E5A28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.110 H 54.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5A28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 90, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 74.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.27, 23.78, 39.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.27, 46.31, 59.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.7% 0.0645 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.7% 0.11 54) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1413, 14.7366, 3.8961) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.09
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.47
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.99
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.13
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5A28 #286C9E
analogous
#9E2831 #9E5A28 #9E9528
triadic
#9E5A28 #289E5A #5A289E
tetradic
#9E5A28 #319E28 #286C9E #95289E
square
#9E5A28 #319E28 #286C9E #95289E
split-complementary
#9E5A28 #289E95 #28319E
monochromatic
#3C220F #6D3E1C #9E5A28 #CC7637 #D99868
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#9E5A28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#9E5A28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5A28
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5A28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5A28 | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6222
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7128
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4C4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5a28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 90, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.110 54.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08965',
500: '#9e5a28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5a28; $custom-light: #c08965; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5a28",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 90,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.424,
"s": 59.596,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53702,
"c": 0.10968,
"h": 54
},
"luminance": 0.14735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5A28
secondary
#6398BF
accent
#A0E345
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A