#9E6E27#9E6E27
#9E6E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.105 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E6E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 110, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 75.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.18, 12.36, 45.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.18, 46.88, 74.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.51% 0.0306 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.51% 0.105 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0441, 18.5691, 4.4476) |
| Luminance | 0.1857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.38
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.79
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.86
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 6.81
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 7.16
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E6E27 #27579E
analogous
#9E3227 #9E6E27 #929E27
triadic
#9E6E27 #279E6E #6E279E
tetradic
#9E6E27 #279E32 #27579E #9E2792
square
#9E6E27 #279E32 #27579E #9E2792
split-complementary
#9E6E27 #27929E #32279E
monochromatic
#3C2A0F #6D4C1B #9E6E27 #CD9035 #D9AB66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#9E6E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#9E6E27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E6E27
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E6E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E6E27 | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F711D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC625F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e6e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 110, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.105 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf9766',
500: '#9e6e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e6e27; $custom-light: #bf9766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e6e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 110,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.798,
"s": 60.406,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57505,
"c": 0.10473,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.18567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E6E27
secondary
#6287BF
accent
#85E444
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130D06
muted
#827E7A