#9E7315#9E7315
#9E7315 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.114 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7315 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 115, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.37, 8.84, 53.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.37, 53.79, 80.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.4% 0.0183 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.114 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3681, 19.5864, 3.4171) |
| Luminance | 0.1958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.28
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.64
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.85
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.09
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.16
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7315 #15409E
analogous
#9E2F15 #9E7315 #849E15
triadic
#9E7315 #159E73 #73159E
tetradic
#9E7315 #159E2F #15409E #9E1584
square
#9E7315 #159E2F #15409E #9E1584
split-complementary
#9E7315 #15849E #2F159E
monochromatic
#322407 #684C0E #9E7315 #D49A1C #E7B447
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#9E7315 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#9E7315 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7315
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7315 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7315 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6662
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7315; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 115, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.114 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c09b5d',
500: '#9e7315',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7315; $custom-light: #c09b5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7315",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 115,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.168,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58399,
"c": 0.11434,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.19585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7315
secondary
#4770C7
accent
#70F335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2E9
border
#D1CCC5
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79