#9E7915#9E7915
#9E7915 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.116 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7915 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 121, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.95, 5.44, 54.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.95, 54.65, 84.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.64% 0.0086 0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.64% 0.116 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0747, 20.9995, 3.6527) |
| Luminance | 0.2100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.06
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.06
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.14
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.70
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.27
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7915 #153A9E
analogous
#9E3515 #9E7915 #7E9E15
triadic
#9E7915 #159E79 #79159E
tetradic
#9E7915 #159E35 #153A9E #9E157E
square
#9E7915 #159E35 #153A9E #9E157E
split-complementary
#9E7915 #157E9E #35159E
monochromatic
#322607 #68500E #9E7915 #D4A21C #E7BB47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#9E7915 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#9E7915 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7915
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7915 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7915 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92821C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6D67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7915; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 121, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.116 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf9f5e',
500: '#9e7915',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7915; $custom-light: #bf9f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7915",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 121,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.796,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5964,
"c": 0.1161,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.20998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7915
secondary
#476AC7
accent
#68F335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79