#9E5B2B#9E5B2B
#9E5B2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.108 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 91, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.53, 23.37, 38.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.53, 45.04, 58.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.92% 0.0638 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.92% 0.108 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2792, 14.9276, 4.2037) |
| Luminance | 0.1493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.30
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.98
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.85
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.49
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5B2B #2B6E9E
analogous
#9E2B35 #9E5B2B #9E952B
triadic
#9E5B2B #2B9E5B #5B2B9E
tetradic
#9E5B2B #359E2B #2B6E9E #952B9E
square
#9E5B2B #359E2B #2B6E9E #952B9E
split-complementary
#9E5B2B #2B9E95 #2B359E
monochromatic
#3E2411 #6E3F1E #9E5B2B #CA773C #D7996C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#9E5B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#9E5B2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5B2B
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5B2B | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.99 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6326
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E722B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4D51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 91, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.108 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08a67',
500: '#9e5b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5b2b; $custom-light: #c08a67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 91,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.043,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53915,
"c": 0.10762,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.14926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5B2B
secondary
#679ABE
accent
#A1E047
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A