#9E6D1E#9E6D1E
#9E6D1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.110 H 74.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E6D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 109, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.86, 12.55, 48.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.86, 50.26, 75.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.24% 0.0299 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.24% 0.11 74.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8050, 18.3018, 3.7176) |
| Luminance | 0.1830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.12
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.48
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.16
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 6.17
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.68
Poo Brown
#885F01
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E6D1E #1E4F9E
analogous
#9E2D1E #9E6D1E #8F9E1E
triadic
#9E6D1E #1E9E6D #6D1E9E
tetradic
#9E6D1E #1E9E2D #1E4F9E #9E1E8F
square
#9E6D1E #1E9E2D #1E4F9E #9E1E8F
split-complementary
#9E6D1E #1E8F9E #2D1E9E
monochromatic
#37260A #6B4A14 #9E6D1E #D19028 #DFAB57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#9E6D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#9E6D1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E6D1E
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E6D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E6D1E | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E700F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7B21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD605E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e6d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 109, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.110 74.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c09661',
500: '#9e6d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e6d1e; $custom-light: #c09661; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e6d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 109,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.031,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57236,
"c": 0.10963,
"h": 74.2
},
"luminance": 0.183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E6D1E
secondary
#557FC3
accent
#7FEB3D
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130D05
muted
#827E79