#9E5E17#9E5E17

#9E5E17 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.115 H 62.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5E17
RGB	rgb(158, 94, 23)
HSL	hsl(32, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(32, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 85.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 20.86, 47.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 52.30, 66.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.0535 0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.115 62.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2595, 15.3383, 2.8094)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5E17 #17579E

analogous

#9E1B17 #9E5E17 #9A9E17

triadic

#9E5E17 #179E5E #5E179E

tetradic

#9E5E17 #179E1B #17579E #9E179A

square

#9E5E17 #179E1B #17579E #9E179A

split-complementary

#9E5E17 #179A9E #1B179E

monochromatic

#331E07 #693E0F #9E5E17 #D37E1F #E59C4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#9E5E17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9E5E17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5E17

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5E17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5E17	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726408

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817318

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD4F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5e17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.115 62.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c18c5b',
    500: '#9e5e17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5e17;
$custom-light: #c18c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5e17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.556,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54297,
    "c": 0.1152,
    "h": 62.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5E17

secondary

#4A85C6

accent

#8FF137

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9F0E9

border

#D2CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5E17

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