#9E5A2D#9E5A2D
#9E5A2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.107 H 51.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 90, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 71.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.32, 24.04, 37.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.32, 44.32, 57.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.76% 0.0662 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.76% 0.107 51.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2319, 14.7728, 4.3734) |
| Luminance | 0.1477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.29
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.50
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.93
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.96
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.56
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5A2D #2D719E
analogous
#9E2D38 #9E5A2D #9E932D
triadic
#9E5A2D #2D9E5A #5A2D9E
tetradic
#9E5A2D #389E2D #2D719E #932D9E
square
#9E5A2D #389E2D #2D719E #932D9E
split-complementary
#9E5A2D #2D9E93 #2D389E
monochromatic
#3F2412 #6E3F1F #9E5A2D #C97640 #D6986F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#9E5A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#9E5A2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5A2D
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5A2D | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.95 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6228
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4C50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 90, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.107 51.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08968',
500: '#9e5a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5a2d; $custom-light: #c08968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 90,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.894,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53757,
"c": 0.10721,
"h": 51.9
},
"luminance": 0.14771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5A2D
secondary
#699CBD
accent
#A3DF49
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A