#9F4E2C#9F4E2C
#9F4E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.118 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F4E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 78, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 72.3%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.77, 31.02, 35.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.77, 46.76, 48.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.83% 0.0871 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.83% 0.118 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4787, 13.0037, 3.9719) |
| Luminance | 0.1300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.52
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.89
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.53
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.05
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.06
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F4E2C #2C7D9F
analogous
#9F2C44 #9F4E2C #9F872C
triadic
#9F4E2C #2C9F4E #4E2C9F
tetradic
#9F4E2C #449F2C #2C7D9F #872C9F
square
#9F4E2C #449F2C #2C7D9F #872C9F
split-complementary
#9F4E2C #2C9F87 #2C449F
monochromatic
#3F1F11 #6F361F #9F4E2C #CA683E #D78D6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#9F4E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#9F4E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F4E2C
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F4E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F4E2C | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.60 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE3E46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f4e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 78, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.118 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18166',
500: '#9f4e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f4e2c; $custom-light: #c18166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f4e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 78,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.739,
"s": 56.65,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51826,
"c": 0.11775,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.13002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F4E2C
secondary
#69A5BE
accent
#B3E048
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9EFEB
border
#D2CAC6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A