#9E6D15#9E6D15
#9E6D15 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.114 H 75.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E6D15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 109, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.81, 12.26, 51.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.81, 53.20, 76.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% 0.0282 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.114 75.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7061, 18.2623, 3.1964) |
| Luminance | 0.1826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.11
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.48
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.45
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.99
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.19
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E6D15 #15469E
analogous
#9E2815 #9E6D15 #8A9E15
triadic
#9E6D15 #159E6D #6D159E
tetradic
#9E6D15 #159E28 #15469E #9E158A
square
#9E6D15 #159E28 #15469E #9E158A
split-complementary
#9E6D15 #158A9E #28159E
monochromatic
#322207 #68480E #9E6D15 #D4921C #E7AD47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#9E6D15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.65
#9E6D15 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E6D15
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E6D15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E6D15 | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.65 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F6F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7B19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD605D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e6d15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 109, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.114 75.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0965d',
500: '#9e6d15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e6d15; $custom-light: #c0965d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e6d15",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 109,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.54,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57184,
"c": 0.11354,
"h": 75.6
},
"luminance": 0.18261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E6D15
secondary
#4775C7
accent
#79F335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2E9
border
#D1CCC5
text
#130D04
muted
#827E79