#9E5C2A#9E5C2A
#9E5C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.108 H 54.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 92, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.76, 22.76, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.76, 45.37, 59.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.09% 0.0618 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.09% 0.108 54.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3471, 15.0925, 4.1370) |
| Luminance | 0.1509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.20
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.54
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.06
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.45
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.54
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5C2A #2A6C9E
analogous
#9E2A32 #9E5C2A #9E962A
triadic
#9E5C2A #2A9E5C #5C2A9E
tetradic
#9E5C2A #329E2A #2A6C9E #962A9E
square
#9E5C2A #329E2A #2A6C9E #962A9E
split-complementary
#9E5C2A #2A9E96 #2A329E
monochromatic
#3D2410 #6E401D #9E5C2A #CB793A #D89A6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#9E5C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#9E5C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5C2A
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5C2A | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.02 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6324
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4E51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 92, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.108 54.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08a66',
500: '#9e5c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5c2a; $custom-light: #c08a66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 92,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.862,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54085,
"c": 0.10758,
"h": 54.9
},
"luminance": 0.15091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5C2A
secondary
#6698BE
accent
#9FE147
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A