#9E5F2C#9E5F2C
#9E5F2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.105 H 56.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5F2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 95, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 72.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.49, 21.17, 39.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.49, 44.39, 61.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.66% 0.0574 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.66% 0.105 56.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6489, 15.6373, 4.4185) |
| Luminance | 0.1563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 1.60
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.81
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.43
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.00
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.69
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5F2C #2C6B9E
analogous
#9E2C32 #9E5F2C #9E982C
triadic
#9E5F2C #2C9E5F #5F2C9E
tetradic
#9E5F2C #329E2C #2C6B9E #982C9E
square
#9E5F2C #329E2C #2C6B9E #982C9E
split-complementary
#9E5F2C #2C9E98 #2C329E
monochromatic
#3E2511 #6E421F #9E5F2C #C97C3E #D79D6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#9E5F2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#9E5F2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E5F2C
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5F2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5F2C | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726626
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5254
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5f2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 95, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.105 56.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08d68',
500: '#9e5f2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5f2c; $custom-light: #c08d68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5f2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 95,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.842,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54658,
"c": 0.10504,
"h": 56.9
},
"luminance": 0.15635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5F2C
secondary
#6897BE
accent
#9CE048
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8F0EB
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C06
muted
#827D7A