#9F5E1C#9F5E1C
#9F5E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.114 H 60.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F5E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 94, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 82.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.26, 21.46, 46.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.26, 50.96, 65.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.47% 0.0558 0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.47% 0.114 60.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5120, 15.4621, 3.1080) |
| Luminance | 0.1546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 2.49
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.94
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.54
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.66
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.26
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F5E1C #1C5D9F
analogous
#9F1D1C #9F5E1C #9F9F1C
triadic
#9F5E1C #1C9F5E #5E1C9F
tetradic
#9F5E1C #1C9F1D #1C5D9F #9F1C9F
square
#9F5E1C #1C9F1D #1C5D9F #9F1C9F
split-complementary
#9F5E1C #1C9F9F #1D1C9F
monochromatic
#37200A #6B3F13 #9F5E1C #D37D25 #E19B54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#9F5E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#9F5E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F5E1C
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F5E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F5E1C | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726511
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE4F51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f5e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 94, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.114 60.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18c5e',
500: '#9f5e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f5e1c; $custom-light: #c18c5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f5e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 94,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.229,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54465,
"c": 0.11413,
"h": 60.7
},
"luminance": 0.1546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F5E1C
secondary
#538BC4
accent
#93ED3B
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9F0E9
border
#D2CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79