#9E6815#9E6815
#9E6815 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.114 H 71.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E6815 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 104, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.2%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.54, 15.11, 50.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.54, 52.92, 73.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.19% 0.0364 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.19% 0.114 71.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1878, 17.2257, 3.0237) |
| Luminance | 0.1722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 2.31
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.50
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.65
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.83
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 6.00
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E6815 #154B9E
analogous
#9E2315 #9E6815 #909E15
triadic
#9E6815 #159E68 #68159E
tetradic
#9E6815 #159E23 #154B9E #9E1590
square
#9E6815 #159E23 #154B9E #9E1590
split-complementary
#9E6815 #15909E #23159E
monochromatic
#322107 #68440E #9E6815 #D48C1C #E7A847
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#9E6815 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#9E6815 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E6815
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E6815 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E6815 | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.44 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6C00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877818
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD5A59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e6815; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 104, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.114 71.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0935c',
500: '#9e6815',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e6815; $custom-light: #c0935c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e6815",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 104,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.35,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56194,
"c": 0.11363,
"h": 71.3
},
"luminance": 0.17224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E6815
secondary
#477AC7
accent
#80F335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F1E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130D04
muted
#827E79