#9F5E1E#9F5E1E
#9F5E1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.113 H 60.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F5E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 94, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 81.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.27, 21.54, 45.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.27, 50.25, 64.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.48% 0.0563 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.48% 0.113 60.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5367, 15.4720, 3.2382) |
| Luminance | 0.1547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.67
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 2.72
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.67
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.75
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 5.26
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F5E1E #1E5F9F
analogous
#9F1E1F #9F5E1E #9F9E1E
triadic
#9F5E1E #1E9F5E #5E1E9F
tetradic
#9F5E1E #1F9F1E #1E5F9F #9E1E9F
square
#9F5E1E #1F9F1E #1E5F9F #9E1E9F
split-complementary
#9F5E1E #1E9F9E #1E1F9F
monochromatic
#38210B #6C4014 #9F5E1E #D27C28 #DF9B58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#9F5E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#9F5E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F5E1E
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F5E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F5E1E | 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)
#726514
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE4F51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f5e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 94, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.113 60.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c18c5f',
500: '#9f5e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f5e1e; $custom-light: #c18c5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f5e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 94,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.767,
"s": 68.254,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54479,
"c": 0.11328,
"h": 60.2
},
"luminance": 0.1547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F5E1E
secondary
#568DC3
accent
#95EB3D
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0E9
border
#D1CBC5
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79