#9E7C1A#9E7C1A
#9E7C1A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.115 H 87.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7C1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 124, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.5%, 83.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.77, 3.89, 53.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.77, 53.70, 85.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.29% 0.0046 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.29% 0.115 87.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4960, 21.7605, 4.0451) |
| Luminance | 0.2176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 1.79
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.02
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.78
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.88
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.94
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7C1A #1A3C9E
analogous
#9E3A1A #9E7C1A #7E9E1A
triadic
#9E7C1A #1A9E7C #7C1A9E
tetradic
#9E7C1A #1A9E3A #1A3C9E #9E1A7E
square
#9E7C1A #1A9E3A #1A3C9E #9E1A7E
split-complementary
#9E7C1A #1A7E9E #3A1A9E
monochromatic
#352A09 #695311 #9E7C1A #D3A523 #E2BD50
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#9E7C1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#9E7C1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7C1A
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7C1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7C1A | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7B00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948420
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC706A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7c1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 124, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.115 87.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa161',
500: '#9e7c1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7c1a; $custom-light: #bfa161; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7c1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 124,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.545,
"s": 71.739,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60294,
"c": 0.11522,
"h": 87.7
},
"luminance": 0.21759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7C1A
secondary
#4F6DC5
accent
#68EE39
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A