#994B23#994B23

#994B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.117 H 45.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994B23
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 35)
HSL	hsl(20, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, 29.71, 37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 48.00, 51.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.082 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.117 45.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9578, 11.9278, 3.0517)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994B23 #237199

analogous

#992336 #994B23 #998623

triadic

#994B23 #23994B #4B2399

tetradic

#994B23 #369923 #237199 #862399

square

#994B23 #369923 #237199 #862399

split-complementary

#994B23 #239986 #233699

monochromatic

#351A0C #673318 #994B23 #CB632E #DA875D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#994B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#994B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994B23

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994B23	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746821

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A83A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.117 45.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7f60',
    500: '#994b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994b23;
$custom-light: #bd7f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.339,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50336,
    "c": 0.11699,
    "h": 45.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994B23

secondary

#599CBE

accent

#AEE642

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEE9

border

#D1C9C5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #994B23

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

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