#994B21#994B21

#994B21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.118 H 46.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994B21
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 33)
HSL	hsl(21, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(21, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51%, 78.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.08, 29.62, 38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.08, 48.73, 52.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.0814 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.118 46.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9290, 11.9162, 2.8998)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994B21 #216F99

analogous

#992133 #994B21 #998721

triadic

#994B21 #21994B #4B2199

tetradic

#994B21 #339921 #216F99 #872199

square

#994B21 #339921 #216F99 #872199

split-complementary

#994B21 #219987 #213399

monochromatic

#341A0B #673216 #994B21 #CB642C #DB8759

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#994B21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#994B21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994B21

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994B21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994B21	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A83A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994b21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.118 46.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7f5f',
    500: '#994b21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994b21;
$custom-light: #bd7f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994b21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50316,
    "c": 0.11773,
    "h": 46.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994B21

secondary

#569BBF

accent

#ADE840

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEE9

border

#D1C9C5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #994B21

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

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