#9E5F23#9E5F23
#9E5F23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.110 H 60.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 95, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 77.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.41, 20.73, 43.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.41, 47.99, 64.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.57% 0.0547 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.57% 0.11 60.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4977, 15.5768, 3.6222) |
| Luminance | 0.1557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.06
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.36
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.16
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.23
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.30
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5F23 #23629E
analogous
#9E2325 #9E5F23 #9E9C23
triadic
#9E5F23 #239E5F #5F239E
tetradic
#9E5F23 #259E23 #23629E #9C239E
square
#9E5F23 #259E23 #23629E #9C239E
split-complementary
#9E5F23 #239E9C #23259E
monochromatic
#3A230D #6C4118 #9E5F23 #D07D2E #DC9C60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#9E5F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#9E5F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5F23
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5F23 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.11 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72651B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817423
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5153
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 95, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.110 60.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08c62',
500: '#9e5f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5f23; $custom-light: #c08c62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 95,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.268,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5457,
"c": 0.1097,
"h": 60.1
},
"luminance": 0.15575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5F23
secondary
#5C90C1
accent
#96E741
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79