#9E5E1C#9E5E1C
#9E5E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.113 H 61.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 94, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.12, 21.02, 46.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.12, 50.62, 65.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.33% 0.0546 0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.33% 0.113 61.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3144, 15.3603, 3.0987) |
| Luminance | 0.1536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 2.64
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.89
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.74
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.89
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.24
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5E1C #1C5C9E
analogous
#9E1D1C #9E5E1C #9D9E1C
triadic
#9E5E1C #1C9E5E #5E1C9E
tetradic
#9E5E1C #1C9E1D #1C5C9E #9E1C9D
square
#9E5E1C #1C9E1D #1C5C9E #9E1C9D
split-complementary
#9E5E1C #1C9D9E #1D1C9E
monochromatic
#36200A #6A3F13 #9E5E1C #D27D25 #E19B54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#9E5E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#9E5E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5E1C
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5E1C | 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)
#726411
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD4F51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.113 61.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08c5e',
500: '#9e5e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5e1c; $custom-light: #c08c5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 94,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.462,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5433,
"c": 0.11325,
"h": 61.2
},
"luminance": 0.15358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5E1C
secondary
#528AC4
accent
#93ED3B
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79