#9E792E#9E792E
#9E792E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.102 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E792E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 121, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.11, 6.46, 45.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.11, 45.51, 81.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.81% 0.0143 0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.81% 0.102 82) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4324, 21.1426, 5.5363) |
| Luminance | 0.2114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.65
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.02
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.33
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.41
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.49
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E792E #2E539E
analogous
#9E412E #9E792E #8B9E2E
triadic
#9E792E #2E9E79 #792E9E
tetradic
#9E792E #2E9E41 #2E539E #9E2E8B
square
#9E792E #2E9E41 #2E539E #9E2E8B
split-complementary
#9E792E #2E8B9E #412E9E
monochromatic
#3F3012 #6F5520 #9E792E #C89B41 #D6B471
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#9E792E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#9E792E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E792E
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E792E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E792E | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887925
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918331
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB6E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e792e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 121, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.102 82.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be9f6b',
500: '#9e792e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e792e; $custom-light: #be9f6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e792e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 121,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.179,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59813,
"c": 0.10224,
"h": 82
},
"luminance": 0.21141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E792E
secondary
#6B86BD
accent
#7BDE4A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E07
muted
#827E7A