#9E6E15#9E6E15
#9E6E15 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.114 H 76.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E6E15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 110, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.07, 11.69, 51.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.07, 53.28, 77.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.38% 0.0265 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.38% 0.114 76.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8133, 18.4768, 3.2322) |
| Luminance | 0.1847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.55
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.64
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.03
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.92
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.13
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E6E15 #15459E
analogous
#9E2915 #9E6E15 #899E15
triadic
#9E6E15 #159E6E #6E159E
tetradic
#9E6E15 #159E29 #15459E #9E1589
square
#9E6E15 #159E29 #15459E #9E1589
split-complementary
#9E6E15 #15899E #29159E
monochromatic
#322307 #68480E #9E6E15 #D4941C #E7AF47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#9E6E15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#9E6E15 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E6E15
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E6E15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E6E15 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807000
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7C19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD615E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e6e15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 110, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.114 76.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0975d',
500: '#9e6e15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e6e15; $custom-light: #c0975d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e6e15",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 110,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.978,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57384,
"c": 0.1136,
"h": 76.5
},
"luminance": 0.18475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E6E15
secondary
#4774C7
accent
#77F335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2E9
border
#D1CCC5
text
#130D05
muted
#827E79