#9E5C1D#9E5C1D
#9E5C1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.114 H 59.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5C1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 92, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 81.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.65, 22.19, 45.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.65, 50.35, 63.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.97% 0.0581 0.0977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.97% 0.114 59.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1511, 15.0141, 3.1043) |
| Luminance | 0.1501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.51
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.08
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.60
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.79
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.02
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5C1D #1D5F9E
analogous
#9E1D1F #9E5C1D #9E9D1D
triadic
#9E5C1D #1D9E5C #5C1D9E
tetradic
#9E5C1D #1F9E1D #1D5F9E #9D1D9E
square
#9E5C1D #1F9E1D #1D5F9E #9D1D9E
split-complementary
#9E5C1D #1D9E9D #1D1F9E
monochromatic
#37200A #6A3E14 #9E5C1D #D27A26 #E09956
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#9E5C1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#9E5C1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5C1D
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5C1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5C1D | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706313
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5c1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 92, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.114 59.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18a5e',
500: '#9e5c1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5c1d; $custom-light: #c18a5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5c1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 92,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.302,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53969,
"c": 0.11367,
"h": 59.2
},
"luminance": 0.15012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5C1D
secondary
#548DC3
accent
#96EC3C
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79