#9E5E15#9E5E15

#9E5E15 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.116 H 62.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5E15
RGB	rgb(158, 94, 21)
HSL	hsl(32, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(32, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 86.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 20.80, 48.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 52.92, 66.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.0531 0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.116 62.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2402, 15.3306, 2.7078)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5E15 #15559E

analogous

#9E1A15 #9E5E15 #999E15

triadic

#9E5E15 #159E5E #5E159E

tetradic

#9E5E15 #159E1A #15559E #9E1599

square

#9E5E15 #159E1A #15559E #9E1599

split-complementary

#9E5E15 #15999E #1A159E

monochromatic

#321E07 #683E0E #9E5E15 #D47E1C #E79C47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9E5E15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9E5E15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5E15

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5E15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5E15	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726404

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817316

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5e15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.116 62.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18c5b',
    500: '#9e5e15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5e15;
$custom-light: #c18c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5e15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.971,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54286,
    "c": 0.1159,
    "h": 62.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5E15

secondary

#4783C7

accent

#8EF335

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9F0E9

border

#D2CBC5

text

#140C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5E15

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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