#9E5B2E#9E5B2E
#9E5B2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.106 H 52.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 91, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 23.54, 36.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 43.83, 57.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.95% 0.0648 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.95% 0.106 52.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3363, 14.9505, 4.5043) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.26
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.46
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.65
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.25
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.76
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5B2E #2E719E
analogous
#9E2E39 #9E5B2E #9E932E
triadic
#9E5B2E #2E9E5B #5B2E9E
tetradic
#9E5B2E #399E2E #2E719E #932E9E
square
#9E5B2E #399E2E #2E719E #932E9E
split-complementary
#9E5B2E #2E9E93 #2E399E
monochromatic
#3F2412 #6F4020 #9E5B2E #C87741 #D69971
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#9E5B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#9E5B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5B2E
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5B2E | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6329
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E722E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4D51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 91, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.106 52.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08a69',
500: '#9e5b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5b2e; $custom-light: #c08a69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 91,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.107,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53949,
"c": 0.10609,
"h": 52.4
},
"luminance": 0.14949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5B2E
secondary
#6B9CBD
accent
#A3DE4A
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130B06
muted
#827C7A