#9E6221#9E6221

#9E6221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.110 H 63.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E6221
RGB	rgb(158, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(31, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(31, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38%, 79.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 18.94, 44.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 48.71, 67.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.0491 0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.11 63.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7443, 16.1161, 3.5621)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E6221 #215D9E

analogous

#9E2421 #9E6221 #9C9E21

triadic

#9E6221 #219E62 #62219E

tetradic

#9E6221 #219E24 #215D9E #9E219C

square

#9E6221 #219E24 #215D9E #9E219C

split-complementary

#9E6221 #219C9E #24219E

monochromatic

#39230C #6B4316 #9E6221 #D1812C #DD9F5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#9E6221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#9E6221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E6221

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E6221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E6221	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD5455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e6221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.110 63.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c08f61',
    500: '#9e6221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e6221;
$custom-light: #c08f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e6221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.2,
    "s": 65.445,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55117,
    "c": 0.10963,
    "h": 63.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E6221

secondary

#598BC1

accent

#91E83F

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E6221

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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