#9E5D1F#9E5D1F
#9E5D1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.112 H 59.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5D1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 93, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 80.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.91, 21.70, 44.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.91, 49.58, 64.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.17% 0.057 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.17% 0.112 59.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2638, 15.1987, 3.2679) |
| Luminance | 0.1520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.32
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.13
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.93
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.94
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.04
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5D1F #1F609E
analogous
#9E1F21 #9E5D1F #9E9D1F
triadic
#9E5D1F #1F9E5D #5D1F9E
tetradic
#9E5D1F #219E1F #1F609E #9D1F9E
square
#9E5D1F #219E1F #1F609E #9D1F9E
split-complementary
#9E5D1F #1F9E9D #1F219E
monochromatic
#38210B #6B3F15 #9E5D1F #D17B29 #DE9A59
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#9E5D1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#9E5D1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5D1F
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5D1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5D1F | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716416
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80731F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4E51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5d1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 93, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.112 59.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08b5f',
500: '#9e5d1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5d1f; $custom-light: #c08b5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5d1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 93,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.291,
"s": 67.196,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54167,
"c": 0.11238,
"h": 59.6
},
"luminance": 0.15197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5D1F
secondary
#568EC2
accent
#96EA3E
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79