#9E5E32#9E5E32
#9E5E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.102 H 53.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5E32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 94, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 52%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 68%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 68.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.32, 22.08, 35.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.32, 41.98, 58.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.55% 0.0611 0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.55% 0.102 53.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6804, 15.5067, 5.0263) |
| Luminance | 0.1550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 2.75
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.93
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.17
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.02
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 6.13
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5E32 #32729E
analogous
#9E323C #9E5E32 #9E9432
triadic
#9E5E32 #329E5E #5E329E
tetradic
#9E5E32 #3C9E32 #32729E #94329E
square
#9E5E32 #3C9E32 #32729E #94329E
split-complementary
#9E5E32 #329E94 #323C9E
monochromatic
#412715 #704223 #9E5E32 #C57B48 #D49D77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#9E5E32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#9E5E32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5E32
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5E32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5E32 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70652E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807332
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC5154
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5e32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 94, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.102 53.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8c6b',
500: '#9e5e32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5e32; $custom-light: #bf8c6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5e32",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 94,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.444,
"s": 51.923,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54545,
"c": 0.10222,
"h": 53.3
},
"luminance": 0.15505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5E32
secondary
#709DBC
accent
#A1DB4C
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C07
muted
#827D7A