#9E5E2E#9E5E2E
#9E5E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.104 H 55.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 94, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.28, 21.84, 37.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.28, 43.62, 59.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.5% 0.0597 0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.5% 0.104 55.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5979, 15.4737, 4.5915) |
| Luminance | 0.1547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.11
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.37
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.04
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.74
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.74
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5E2E #2E6E9E
analogous
#9E2E36 #9E5E2E #9E962E
triadic
#9E5E2E #2E9E5E #5E2E9E
tetradic
#9E5E2E #369E2E #2E6E9E #962E9E
square
#9E5E2E #369E2E #2E6E9E #962E9E
split-complementary
#9E5E2E #2E9E96 #2E369E
monochromatic
#3F2612 #6F4220 #9E5E2E #C87B41 #D69C71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#9E5E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#9E5E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5E2E
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5E2E | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80732E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5153
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.104 55.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8c69',
500: '#9e5e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5e2e; $custom-light: #bf8c69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 94,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.714,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54496,
"c": 0.10443,
"h": 55.1
},
"luminance": 0.15472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5E2E
secondary
#6B9ABD
accent
#9FDE4A
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A