#9E5E1E#9E5E1E
#9E5E1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.112 H 60.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 94, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.14, 21.09, 45.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.14, 49.90, 65.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.34% 0.055 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.34% 0.112 60.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3392, 15.3702, 3.2290) |
| Luminance | 0.1537 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.60
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 2.84
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.86
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.96
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.23
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5E1E #1E5E9E
analogous
#9E1E1E #9E5E1E #9E9E1E
triadic
#9E5E1E #1E9E5E #5E1E9E
tetradic
#9E5E1E #1E9E1E #1E5E9E #9E1E9E
square
#9E5E1E #1E9E1E #1E5E9E #9E1E9E
split-complementary
#9E5E1E #1E9E9E #1E1E9E
monochromatic
#37210A #6B3F14 #9E5E1E #D17D28 #DF9B57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#9E5E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#9E5E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5E1E
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5E1E | 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)
#726414
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5051
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.112 60.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08c5f',
500: '#9e5e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5e1e; $custom-light: #c08c5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 94,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54344,
"c": 0.1124,
"h": 60.7
},
"luminance": 0.15368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5E1E
secondary
#558CC3
accent
#94EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79