#9E7B1A#9E7B1A
#9E7B1A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.115 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7B1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 123, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 83.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.50, 4.46, 53.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.50, 53.52, 85.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.08% 0.0062 0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.08% 0.115 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3714, 21.5111, 4.0035) |
| Luminance | 0.2151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 1.92
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.07
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.59
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.85
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.23
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7B1A #1A3D9E
analogous
#9E391A #9E7B1A #7F9E1A
triadic
#9E7B1A #1A9E7B #7B1A9E
tetradic
#9E7B1A #1A9E39 #1A3D9E #9E1A7F
square
#9E7B1A #1A9E39 #1A3D9E #9E1A7F
split-complementary
#9E7B1A #1A7F9E #391A9E
monochromatic
#352909 #695211 #9E7B1A #D3A423 #E2BC50
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#9E7B1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#9E7B1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7B1A
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7B1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7B1A | 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)
#938420
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7b1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 123, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.115 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa061',
500: '#9e7b1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7b1a; $custom-light: #bfa061; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7b1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 123,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.091,
"s": 71.739,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60084,
"c": 0.11479,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.2151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7B1A
secondary
#4F6EC5
accent
#69EE39
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A