#9E7E2C#9E7E2C
#9E7E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.106 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E7E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 126, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 72.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.42, 3.53, 47.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.42, 47.43, 85.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.84% 0.0056 0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.84% 0.106 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0173, 22.3741, 5.5414) |
| Luminance | 0.2237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.69
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.33
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.78
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.87
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.94
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E7E2C #2C4C9E
analogous
#9E452C #9E7E2C #859E2C
triadic
#9E7E2C #2C9E7E #7E2C9E
tetradic
#9E7E2C #2C9E45 #2C4C9E #9E2C85
square
#9E7E2C #2C9E45 #2C4C9E #9E2C85
split-complementary
#9E7E2C #2C859E #452C9E
monochromatic
#3E3211 #6E581F #9E7E2C #C9A23E #D7B96E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#9E7E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#9E7E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E7E2C
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E7E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E7E2C | 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)
#8D7D21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958630
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB736D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e7e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 126, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.106 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea36a',
500: '#9e7e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e7e2c; $custom-light: #bea36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e7e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 126,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.158,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60842,
"c": 0.10576,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.22373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E7E2C
secondary
#6880BE
accent
#73E048
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F07
muted
#827E7A