#9F5E1D#9F5E1D
#9F5E1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.114 H 60.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F5E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 94, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 81.8%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.27, 21.50, 45.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.27, 50.61, 64.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.47% 0.056 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.47% 0.114 60.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5242, 15.4670, 3.1720) |
| Luminance | 0.1547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 2.60
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.81
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.60
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.70
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.25
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F5E1D #1D5E9F
analogous
#9F1D1D #9F5E1D #9F9F1D
triadic
#9F5E1D #1D9F5E #5E1D9F
tetradic
#9F5E1D #1D9F1D #1D5E9F #9F1D9F
square
#9F5E1D #1D9F1D #1D5E9F #9F1D9F
split-complementary
#9F5E1D #1D9F9F #1D1D9F
monochromatic
#37210A #6B3F14 #9F5E1D #D37D26 #E09B56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#9F5E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#9F5E1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F5E1D
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F5E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F5E1D | 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)
#726512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE4F51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f5e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 94, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.114 60.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18c5f',
500: '#9f5e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f5e1d; $custom-light: #c18c5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f5e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 94,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 69.149,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54472,
"c": 0.11371,
"h": 60.5
},
"luminance": 0.15465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F5E1D
secondary
#548CC4
accent
#94EC3C
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9F0E9
border
#D2CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79