#9E5C1E#9E5C1E
#9E5C1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.113 H 59.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5C1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 92, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.66, 22.22, 44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.66, 49.99, 63.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.98% 0.0584 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.98% 0.113 59) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1636, 15.0191, 3.1705) |
| Luminance | 0.1502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.40
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.22
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.63
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.66
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.10
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5C1E #1E609E
analogous
#9E1E20 #9E5C1E #9E9C1E
triadic
#9E5C1E #1E9E5C #5C1E9E
tetradic
#9E5C1E #209E1E #1E609E #9C1E9E
square
#9E5C1E #209E1E #1E609E #9C1E9E
split-complementary
#9E5C1E #1E9E9C #1E209E
monochromatic
#37200A #6B3E14 #9E5C1E #D17A28 #DF9957
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#9E5C1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#9E5C1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5C1E
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5C1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5C1E | 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)
#706314
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5c1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 92, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.113 59.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08a5f',
500: '#9e5c1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5c1e; $custom-light: #c08a5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5c1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 92,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.063,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53976,
"c": 0.11325,
"h": 59
},
"luminance": 0.15017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5C1E
secondary
#558EC3
accent
#97EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79