#9E7E2A#9E7E2A
#9E7E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.107 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 126, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.41, 3.43, 48.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.41, 48.27, 85.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.83% 0.005 0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.83% 0.107 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9806, 22.3594, 5.3481) |
| Luminance | 0.2236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.43
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.12
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.51
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.75
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.81
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7E2A #2A4A9E
analogous
#9E442A #9E7E2A #849E2A
triadic
#9E7E2A #2A9E7E #7E2A9E
tetradic
#9E7E2A #2A9E44 #2A4A9E #9E2A84
square
#9E7E2A #2A9E44 #2A4A9E #9E2A84
split-complementary
#9E7E2A #2A849E #442A9E
monochromatic
#3D3110 #6E571D #9E7E2A #CBA33A #D8BA6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#9E7E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#9E7E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7E2A
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7E2A | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95862E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB736D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 126, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.107 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea369',
500: '#9e7e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7e2a; $custom-light: #bea369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 126,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.448,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60825,
"c": 0.10713,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.22358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7E2A
secondary
#667EBE
accent
#71E147
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F07
muted
#827E7A