#9E7716#9E7716
#9E7716 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.115 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7716 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 119, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 86.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.42, 6.59, 53.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.42, 54.05, 82.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.23% 0.0119 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.23% 0.115 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8436, 20.5223, 3.6223) |
| Luminance | 0.2052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.84
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.92
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.69
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.91
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.51
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7716 #163D9E
analogous
#9E3316 #9E7716 #819E16
triadic
#9E7716 #169E77 #77169E
tetradic
#9E7716 #169E33 #163D9E #9E1681
square
#9E7716 #169E33 #163D9E #9E1681
split-complementary
#9E7716 #16819E #33169E
monochromatic
#332607 #684F0F #9E7716 #D49F1D #E6B949
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#9E7716 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#9E7716 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7716
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7716 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7716 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91811C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6B66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7716; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 119, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.115 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c09d5e',
500: '#9e7716',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7716; $custom-light: #c09d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7716",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 119,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.794,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59228,
"c": 0.11502,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.20521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7716
secondary
#496DC7
accent
#6CF236
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79