#9E7623#9E7623
#9E7623 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.108 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7623 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 118, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 77.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.23, 7.62, 48.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.23, 49.50, 81.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.1% 0.0163 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.108 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8837, 20.3489, 4.4176) |
| Luminance | 0.2035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.71
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.57
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.85
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.01
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.49
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7623 #234B9E
analogous
#9E3823 #9E7623 #889E23
triadic
#9E7623 #239E76 #76239E
tetradic
#9E7623 #239E38 #234B9E #9E2388
square
#9E7623 #239E38 #234B9E #9E2388
split-complementary
#9E7623 #23889E #38239E
monochromatic
#3A2B0D #6C5118 #9E7623 #D09B2E #DCB360
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#9E7623 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#9E7623 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7623
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7623 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7623 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867715
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908127
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6A66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7623; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 118, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.108 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf9d64',
500: '#9e7623',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7623; $custom-light: #bf9d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7623",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 118,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.488,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59099,
"c": 0.10839,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.20347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7623
secondary
#5C7DC1
accent
#77E741
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A