#994A23#994A23

#994A23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.118 H 44.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994A23
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 35)
HSL	hsl(20, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 30.25, 37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 48.16, 51.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0837 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.118 44.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8905, 11.7932, 3.0293)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994A23 #237299

analogous

#992337 #994A23 #998523

triadic

#994A23 #23994A #4A2399

tetradic

#994A23 #379923 #237299 #852399

square

#994A23 #379923 #237299 #852399

split-complementary

#994A23 #239985 #233799

monochromatic

#351A0C #673218 #994A23 #CB622E #DA865D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#994A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#994A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994A23

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994A23	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60561E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736721

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A83942

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.118 44.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7e60',
    500: '#994a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994a23;
$custom-light: #bd7e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.831,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50171,
    "c": 0.11781,
    "h": 44.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994A23

secondary

#599DBE

accent

#B0E642

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEE9

border

#D1C9C5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #994A23

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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