#9E731D#9E731D
#9E731D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.111 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E731D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 115, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 81.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.41, 9.09, 50.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.41, 51.26, 79.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.44% 0.0198 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.44% 0.111 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4545, 19.6209, 3.8721) |
| Luminance | 0.1962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.81
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.26
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.29
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.36
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.63
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E731D #1D489E
analogous
#9E331D #9E731D #899E1D
triadic
#9E731D #1D9E73 #731D9E
tetradic
#9E731D #1D9E33 #1D489E #9E1D89
square
#9E731D #1D9E33 #1D489E #9E1D89
split-complementary
#9E731D #1D899E #331D9E
monochromatic
#37280A #6A4D14 #9E731D #D29926 #E0B256
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#9E731D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#9E731D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E731D
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E731D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E731D | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 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)
#84740B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6763
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e731d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 115, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.111 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf9b61',
500: '#9e731d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e731d; $custom-light: #bf9b61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e731d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 115,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58442,
"c": 0.11084,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.19619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E731D
secondary
#5479C3
accent
#77EC3C
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A