#9E7C1C#9E7C1C
#9E7C1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.114 H 87.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 124, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.5%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.78, 3.96, 52.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.78, 53.06, 85.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.31% 0.005 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.31% 0.114 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5192, 21.7697, 4.1670) |
| Luminance | 0.2177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 1.97
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.11
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.90
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.92
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.98
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7C1C #1C3E9E
analogous
#9E3B1C #9E7C1C #7F9E1C
triadic
#9E7C1C #1C9E7C #7C1C9E
tetradic
#9E7C1C #1C9E3B #1C3E9E #9E1C7F
square
#9E7C1C #1C9E3B #1C3E9E #9E1C7F
split-complementary
#9E7C1C #1C7F9E #3B1C9E
monochromatic
#362A0A #6A5313 #9E7C1C #D2A525 #E1BC54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#9E7C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#9E7C1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7C1C
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7C1C | 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)
#8C7B04
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948422
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC706A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 124, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.114 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa162',
500: '#9e7c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7c1c; $custom-light: #bfa162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 124,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.308,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60305,
"c": 0.11429,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.21768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7C1C
secondary
#5270C4
accent
#6AED3B
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A