#9E601C#9E601C

#9E601C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.113 H 62.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E601C
RGB	rgb(158, 96, 28)
HSL	hsl(31, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(31, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.2%, 82.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 19.89, 46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 50.56, 66.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.0512 0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.113 62.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4946, 15.7206, 3.1588)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E601C #1C5A9E

analogous

#9E1F1C #9E601C #9B9E1C

triadic

#9E601C #1C9E60 #601C9E

tetradic

#9E601C #1C9E1F #1C5A9E #9E1C9B

square

#9E601C #1C9E1F #1C5A9E #9E1C9B

split-complementary

#9E601C #1C9B9E #1F1C9E

monochromatic

#36210A #6A4013 #9E601C #D28025 #E19D54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#9E601C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9E601C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E601C

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E601C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E601C	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736610

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82741D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e601c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 96, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.113 62.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08d5e',
    500: '#9e601c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e601c;
$custom-light: #c08d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e601c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.385,
    "s": 69.892,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54703,
    "c": 0.11253,
    "h": 62.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E601C

secondary

#5288C4

accent

#90ED3B

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E601C

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