#9E7B1B#9E7B1B
#9E7B1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.114 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 123, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.51, 4.49, 53.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.51, 53.20, 85.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.09% 0.0064 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.09% 0.114 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3827, 21.5157, 4.0634) |
| Luminance | 0.2151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.02
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.12
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.61
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.87
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.30
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7B1B #1B3E9E
analogous
#9E391B #9E7B1B #809E1B
triadic
#9E7B1B #1B9E7B #7B1B9E
tetradic
#9E7B1B #1B9E39 #1B3E9E #9E1B80
square
#9E7B1B #1B9E39 #1B3E9E #9E1B80
split-complementary
#9E7B1B #1B809E #391B9E
monochromatic
#352A09 #6A5212 #9E7B1B #D2A424 #E1BB52
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#9E7B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#9E7B1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7B1B
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7B1B | 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)
#8B7A02
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938421
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC6F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 123, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.114 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa061',
500: '#9e7b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7b1b; $custom-light: #bfa061; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 123,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.969,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60089,
"c": 0.11433,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.21514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7B1B
secondary
#516FC4
accent
#6AEE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A