#9E7B15#9E7B15
#9E7B15 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.117 H 87.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7B15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 123, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.48, 4.31, 54.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.48, 54.99, 85.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.06% 0.0053 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.06% 0.117 87.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3203, 21.4907, 3.7345) |
| Luminance | 0.2149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 1.51
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 2.87
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.55
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.77
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.95
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7B15 #15389E
analogous
#9E3715 #9E7B15 #7C9E15
triadic
#9E7B15 #159E7B #7B159E
tetradic
#9E7B15 #159E37 #15389E #9E157C
square
#9E7B15 #159E37 #15389E #9E157C
split-complementary
#9E7B15 #157C9E #37159E
monochromatic
#322707 #68510E #9E7B15 #D4A51C #E7BE47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#9E7B15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#9E7B15 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7B15
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7B15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7B15 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94841C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7b15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 123, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.117 87.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa05e',
500: '#9e7b15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7b15; $custom-light: #bfa05e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7b15",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 123,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.672,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6006,
"c": 0.11688,
"h": 87.4
},
"luminance": 0.21489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7B15
secondary
#4768C7
accent
#65F335
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79