#9E7615#9E7615
#9E7615 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.115 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7615 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 118, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.15, 7.13, 53.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.15, 54.19, 82.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.02% 0.0134 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.02% 0.115 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7158, 20.2817, 3.5330) |
| Luminance | 0.2028 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.81
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.28
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.06
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.65
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7615 #153D9E
analogous
#9E3215 #9E7615 #819E15
triadic
#9E7615 #159E76 #76159E
tetradic
#9E7615 #159E32 #153D9E #9E1581
square
#9E7615 #159E32 #153D9E #9E1581
split-complementary
#9E7615 #15819E #32159E
monochromatic
#322507 #684E0E #9E7615 #D49E1C #E7B847
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#9E7615 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#9E7615 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7615
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7615 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7615 | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90811B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6A65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7615; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 118, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.115 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c09d5e',
500: '#9e7615',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7615; $custom-light: #c09d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7615",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 118,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.482,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59016,
"c": 0.1151,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.2028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7615
secondary
#476DC7
accent
#6CF335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2E9
border
#D1CCC5
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79