#996038#996038

#996038 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.092 H 54.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996038
RGB	rgb(153, 96, 56)
HSL	hsl(25, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(25, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 63.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 19.17, 32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 37.43, 59.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.0537 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.092 54.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0348, 15.4252, 5.7682)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996038 #387199

analogous

#993841 #996038 #999038

triadic

#996038 #389960 #603899

tetradic

#996038 #419938 #387199 #903899

square

#996038 #419938 #387199 #903899

split-complementary

#996038 #389990 #384199

monochromatic

#3F2817 #6C4428 #996038 #BF7D4F #CF9E7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#996038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#996038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996038

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996038	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706634

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7238

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 96, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.092 54.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8d70',
    500: '#996038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996038;
$custom-light: #bb8d70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.742,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54342,
    "c": 0.09248,
    "h": 54.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996038

secondary

#749CB8

accent

#9FD652

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EC

border

#D1CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996038

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

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