#9E7523#9E7523
#9E7523 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.108 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 117, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 77.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.97, 8.19, 48.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.97, 49.35, 80.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.89% 0.0179 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.89% 0.108 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7666, 20.1146, 4.3786) |
| Luminance | 0.2011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.88
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.00
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.13
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.38
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.50
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7523 #234C9E
analogous
#9E3723 #9E7523 #899E23
triadic
#9E7523 #239E75 #75239E
tetradic
#9E7523 #239E37 #234C9E #9E2389
square
#9E7523 #239E37 #234C9E #9E2389
split-complementary
#9E7523 #23899E #37239E
monochromatic
#3A2B0D #6C5018 #9E7523 #D09A2E #DCB260
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#9E7523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#9E7523 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7523
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7523 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857616
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 117, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.108 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf9c64',
500: '#9e7523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7523; $custom-light: #bf9c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7523",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 117,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58893,
"c": 0.10812,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.20113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7523
secondary
#5C7EC1
accent
#78E741
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A