#9F5B1E#9F5B1E
#9F5B1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.115 H 57.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F5B1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 91, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 81.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.56, 23.23, 44.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.56, 50.41, 62.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.93% 0.0613 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.93% 0.115 57.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2751, 14.9488, 3.1510) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.57
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.46
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.02
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 4.45
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.08
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F5B1E #1E629F
analogous
#9F1E22 #9F5B1E #9F9C1E
triadic
#9F5B1E #1E9F5B #5B1E9F
tetradic
#9F5B1E #229F1E #1E629F #9C1E9F
square
#9F5B1E #229F1E #1E629F #9C1E9F
split-complementary
#9F5B1E #1E9F9C #1E229F
monochromatic
#38200B #6C3E14 #9F5B1E #D27828 #DF9858
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#9F5B1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#9F5B1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F5B1E
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F5B1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F5B1E | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6215
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE4C4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f5b1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 91, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.115 57.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18a5f',
500: '#9f5b1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f5b1e; $custom-light: #c18a5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f5b1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 91,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.372,
"s": 68.254,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53931,
"c": 0.11464,
"h": 57.7
},
"luminance": 0.14947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F5B1E
secondary
#568FC3
accent
#99EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9F0E9
border
#D2CBC5
text
#140B05
muted
#827C79