#994E21#994E21

#994E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.115 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994E21
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 33)
HSL	hsl(23, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(23, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 78.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 27.98, 39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 48.29, 54.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.0765 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.115 48.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1373, 12.3328, 2.9692)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994E21 #216C99

analogous

#992130 #994E21 #998A21

triadic

#994E21 #21994E #4E2199

tetradic

#994E21 #309921 #216C99 #8A2199

square

#994E21 #309921 #216C99 #8A2199

split-complementary

#994E21 #21998A #213099

monochromatic

#341B0B #673416 #994E21 #CB682C #DB8A59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#994E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#994E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994E21

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994E21	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63581B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756920

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A83E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.115 48.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd815f',
    500: '#994e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994e21;
$custom-light: #bd815f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50819,
    "c": 0.11543,
    "h": 48.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994E21

secondary

#5698BF

accent

#A9E840

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEE9

border

#D1C9C5

text

#130A05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #994E21

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

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